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How Are People Surviving These Food Prices? (8:33)(youtu.be)
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[-]x0x77(+6|0)

A low federal minimum wage = state's rights

Second, beef isn't cheap and hasn't been the cheap option for most of history.

Third. In comparison to history, being able to buy with an hour's work, even at the lowest wage in your society, more food than you could healtily eat was unheard of.

The real issue isn't hourly wages verses food. It's rents soaking up people's income. To the point that your hourly wage after rent could be low compared to the cost of food. But we've sold people on real estate to be the default investment, and we've propped up prices to protect those investments. But that means housing is expensive. If politicans could adjust policy to make a house cost 1/10th as much, they'd be hung for doing it. You'd have most of America underwater on a mortgage if they did that.

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[-]JasonCarswell2(+1|0)

Also the brainwashing built up borrowing and debt, consumer culture, disposable convenience, entitlement, killed DIY and self-reliance, and of course "comfortably" living way above and beyond our means.

Balance is necessary, and the tippening is hitting home.

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[-]soundsituation1(0|0)

The real issue isn't hourly wages verses food. It's rents soaking up people's income. To the point that your hourly wage after rent could be low compared to the cost of food. But we've sold people on real estate to be the default investment, and we've propped up prices to protect those investments. But that means housing is expensive. If politicans could adjust policy to make a house cost 1/10th as much, they'd be hung for doing it. You'd have most of America underwater on a mortgage if they did that.

How could things be different?

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[-]Zapped2(+1|0)

I recently visited a property where the owner had his own homestead set up. It was very clean and sort of fancy. You wouldn't know it was there if you were next door. You can tell this guy loves his hobby. And I mean hobby because he doesn't so it for the money. He could easily make a great living with a weekly booth at the farmer's market, but he gives away everything he doesn't consume. Most of us are so busy with our lives and used to the convenience of having others provide our food.

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[-]newJiminy1(0|0)

Prices on food going up at the same time soros prosecutors never prosecute anyone for shoplifting. So it's like asking how do poor people pay rent in nyc, they don't. Costs get passed on to those that do.

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