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Very refreshing to see people posting this plain simple reality. Not only is there plenty of cheap healthy food, if people wanted more of it—BAM—capitalism woul
by linkmotif 8y ago
Very refreshing to see people posting this plain simple reality. Not only is there plenty of cheap healthy food, if people wanted more of it—BAM—capitalism would be there in two shakes of a lamb’s tail to sell them whatever they want.
- sgt101 8y agoSo, ban all advertising of processed foods. Run dense campaigns of public health adverts for fresh fruit and veg. Promote organic farming and tax poor quality foods savagely. Is this capitalism? Maybe not, but pretty quickly there'll be lots of folks looking to eat healthy.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoI think something people are missing here, though is that when you’re poor you work multiple jobs and commute into the city you work in but can’t afford to live in. You don’t have time to cook many nights so while you may want good healthy cheap food, you settle for the faster meal. BAM. Being poor truly sucks.
- linkmotif 8y agoMy family was on welfare growing up. Most literally. We found time to make food that was cheap and nutritious (dry beans, dry lentils, cheap chicken parts). That’s how we got out of poverty. It’s the only way out of poverty. Saying something is difficult isn’t constructive, productive or particularly interesting.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoCongratulation on getting out of poverty. That truly is something to be proud of. Do not, however, assume that your story is the story of thousands of others. Doing so isn't constructive or productive and could be harmful.
- linkmotif 8y agoIt does go both ways. That’s true.