>Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize

>Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize a 200% increase to a grocery item. In most cases, this is not the suppliers taking advantage of anyone. Grocers operate on very thin profit margins, as do most food businesses. >I’m not rich by any software engineer standard, so it’s a little prejudice that you want to harass me about how much money I make as compared to a statement I made about being able to afford things. Even poor people can still afford eggs. For a software engineer to say they can't afford them is ridiculous. If you talked to a real poor person and they knew how much you earned, and you started saying you can't afford eggs, they'd start wondering wtf you do with your money. >I hope you never complain about the cost of living for any item or issue ever again in your life. You seem to have it all figured out. I don't have it all figured out. I suffer from high cost of living, despite making great money. But you won't catch me saying my student loans didn't pay off, or that eggs are out of reach. I can't say that no software engineer in the world has such budget issues that they can't afford eggs. But if you can't afford THAT, I wonder what the hell you CAN afford... How are you not starving to death? Are you on food stamps yet? Trust me I know what it's like to not afford things, or to be disappointed with life. But your problems are insignificant compared to those of actual poor people (many of whom get government benefits to sustain them). Your loans appear to have paid off, unless you paid like well over $200k for a 4 year degree or some crap like that.