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It's not good when the reason they're skipping a meal is inflation.
by Longlius 3y ago
It's not good when the reason they're skipping a meal is inflation.
- riku_iki 3y agomaybe their standards became too high, hard to believe some basic food (pasta, bread, milk) are not affordable anymore..
- CobaltFire 3y agoIf you aren’t aware of the cereal grain price issues in Europe I’m not sure you are paying attention. Here’s one recent relevant article; there are a ton more if you look: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176714159/italy-pasta-crisis-us-food-costs https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176714159/italy-pasta-crisis...
- riku_iki 3y agoBase on numbers in that article, average Italian eats 51lb of pasta annually or spends around 50-60 euro/y, or 5 euro/month, it is still not believable that it makes significant impact.
- potatopatch 3y agoI think food costs like many other costs remain near historic lows, but a euro stolen is a euro earned in every subsequent month for the coalition to prevent housing supply.