Please don't let facts get in the way. Of course the raw materials are cheaper, especially if purchased with some care and not at some fancy, organic market. M

Please don't let facts get in the way. Of course the raw materials are cheaper, especially if purchased with some care and not at some fancy, organic market. My feeling, though, is that the people making these arguments want to hide their moralism. So they talk about things like "cheap calories" and "food deserts" even those these ideas don't stand up to scrutiny. They don't want to blame the people making decisions they don't like so they want to imagine that it's because of external forces. But the fact remains that if you're smart about it, you can live well on very little. This article from 2010 describes how a hipster foodie was shocked how well he could live on food stamps, all by being a bit careful and cooking for himself. https://www.salon.com/2010/03/16/hipsters_food_stamps_pinched/ https://www.salon.com/2010/03/16/hipsters_food_stamps_pinche...