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I guess it's easier to blame greedflation on other people being stupid than admitting that you yourself are being fleeced.

by irdc 4y ago

xwdv 4y ago
No one is obligated to price things affordably and you are not obligated to buy things you can’t afford.
- danaris 4y ago
  Oh, thank you for letting me know I'm not obligated to buy food if I can't afford it. If the price of staples like bread, eggs, milk, etc rise so much that I can't afford to feed my family for the week, it's such a relief to know I'm not obligated to do so! I'll let them know that from now on, we'll just be eating Lack Of Obligation, which will, I'm sure, be just as tasty and filling as the food we used to be able to buy!
  - xwdv 4y ago
    You don’t need to eat those specific things, there are other things to eat. Even cheaper things. Rice has always been very cheap per serving. Beans as well. Just as filling.
    - danaris 4y ago
      Ah! Right, so I should just eat cheap, unhealthy food so that big companies can have ever-increasing profit margins purely to line their execs' pockets. Got it! Truly, you have opened my eyes. Now it is clear to me that it is right and good that the Freedom of the wealthiest people in our society to increase their dollar-denominated high scores be deemed more important than the ability of the poorest among us to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves.
      - xwdv 4y ago
        The biggest lie you have swallowed from the big companies is that cheap food is unhealthy, and you have to buy their expensive food to truly live healthy and righteous. Every week you must go give up a paycheck at Whole Foods to eat healthy and save the planet.
        danaris 4y ago
        Oh, good! Then the cheap, easy, greasy calories I get at McDonalds are just as good for me as fresh produce, good bread, and high-quality meat! Man, that's such a relief.
  - luckylion 4y ago
    Possibly depends on the location. I'm in Germany, rice, potatoes, pasta, bread haven't really moved, unless you're talking bread made in the local bakery, in which case it has moved because of loans being a larger chunk of the price. Cheese and milk have moved strongly, meat moderately. Of course, Germany has traditionally subsidized food prices, while in the US fuel will be cheaper and taxes are significantly lower. It usually evens out, unless you're in one of the countries where you get shafted on all sides. But if I was to buy mostly branded food made by Nestle & friends, I'd pay 30+% more easily.

I guess it's easier to blame greedflation on other people being stupid than admitting that you yourself are being fleeced.

by irdc 4y ago

I guess it's easier to blame greedflation on other people being stupid than admitting that you yourself are being fleeced.

xwdv 4y ago

No one is obligated to price things affordably and you are not obligated to buy things you can’t afford.

danaris 4y ago
Oh, thank you for letting me know I'm not obligated to buy food if I can't afford it. If the price of staples like bread, eggs, milk, etc rise so much that I can't afford to feed my family for the week, it's such a relief to know I'm not obligated to do so! I'll let them know that from now on, we'll just be eating Lack Of Obligation, which will, I'm sure, be just as tasty and filling as the food we used to be able to buy!
- xwdv 4y ago
  You don’t need to eat those specific things, there are other things to eat. Even cheaper things. Rice has always been very cheap per serving. Beans as well. Just as filling.
  - danaris 4y ago
    Ah! Right, so I should just eat cheap, unhealthy food so that big companies can have ever-increasing profit margins purely to line their execs' pockets. Got it! Truly, you have opened my eyes. Now it is clear to me that it is right and good that the Freedom of the wealthiest people in our society to increase their dollar-denominated high scores be deemed more important than the ability of the poorest among us to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves.
    - xwdv 4y ago
      The biggest lie you have swallowed from the big companies is that cheap food is unhealthy, and you have to buy their expensive food to truly live healthy and righteous. Every week you must go give up a paycheck at Whole Foods to eat healthy and save the planet.
      - danaris 4y ago
        Oh, good! Then the cheap, easy, greasy calories I get at McDonalds are just as good for me as fresh produce, good bread, and high-quality meat! Man, that's such a relief.
- luckylion 4y ago
  Possibly depends on the location. I'm in Germany, rice, potatoes, pasta, bread haven't really moved, unless you're talking bread made in the local bakery, in which case it has moved because of loans being a larger chunk of the price. Cheese and milk have moved strongly, meat moderately. Of course, Germany has traditionally subsidized food prices, while in the US fuel will be cheaper and taxes are significantly lower. It usually evens out, unless you're in one of the countries where you get shafted on all sides. But if I was to buy mostly branded food made by Nestle & friends, I'd pay 30+% more easily.