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> that proposes any effort that makes it harder to farm is an attempt at subjugating the people Well, it is. More expensive food means a worse quality of life
by WorkerBee28474 2y ago
> that proposes any effort that makes it harder to farm is an attempt at subjugating the people
Well, it is. More expensive food means a worse quality of life for normal people. It also means more time spent working to pay for groceries, and less time and money to do things that threaten the elites like accumulating capital or performing activism.
- freetanga 2y agoThe problem is not production cost, but distribution. A litre of milk is paid at 20c to the producer (never has been cheaper) yet it’s 2€ at the store. The producer makes a few cents on it. The FoodCo is the one driving price up. Them and consumer behavior.
- Gigachad 2y agoThere’s quite a lot of expensive stuff happening in between filling a tank of milk at the farm, and a consumer purchasing a single bottle at a store near them.
- freetanga 2y ago[flagged]
- CaptainFever 2y agoThis is just conjecture without proof, followed by a lazy shot at capitalism. https://www.infinitescroll.us/p/ugh-capitalism https://www.infinitescroll.us/p/ugh-capitalism At the very least, provide some citation that a 20 cent increase in production price would cause a 2 euro increase in consumer price, as you claimed.
- torlok 2y agoIt's an obvious hyperbole, don't get your khakis in a bunch. You have to have spent the pandemic under a rock if you didn't notice corporations significantly boosting their margins under the excuse of rising costs, especially in the food industry.
- CaptainFever 2y agoThis doesn't seem to be a global phenomenon. I've not noticed such things in my country.
- blitzar 2y agoMultiple private jets for the CEO being one of them.