The fact that the market places near-zero value on feeding poor people rather than exactly zero is not a ringing endorsement of its priorities. Also, I'm not a

The fact that the market places near-zero value on feeding poor people rather than exactly zero is not a ringing endorsement of its priorities. Also, I'm not at all sure the value proposition they see in being charitable in the tail of their price grading (i.e. no terminator genes) is market-driven. It could quite plausibly be driven by fear of government intervention -- or even, possibly, compassion.