"And what makes people eat crappy food in the US? Could it be that crappy food is sold starting from the school's cafeteria? Could it be that people don't have

"And what makes people eat crappy food in the US? Could it be that crappy food is sold starting from the school's cafeteria? Could it be that people don't have enough time to cook or eat at better restaurants?" Crappy school food does need to be changed. If people "don't have enough time" to cook or eat better, it's because they are lazy. You need to make time for these things. "It could also mean any number of things ... like a middle-class that is better represented, or that the distribution of wealth is more efficient." Either way, it's not something I want. "Oh, the freedom argument :) I'm not saying one is better than the other, but it seems to me that you've got no idea of how Consumerism works." I do know how consumerism works. I also know the alternative is having the government make those choices for me. "When you're sunken in debt, how much freedom do you have left?" I have tons of freedom, because I am responsible with my money (IE: no debt). The people "sunken" in debt got that way because they spent money they didn't have and were foolish enough to do it on a credit card with huge APR. There were many people during the housing crises that knowingly got a mortgage they couldn't afford because "the banks let them do it". When those same people couldn't pay their bills, they blamed those same banks. This is pure stupidity.