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As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste
(theconversation.com)
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So there is food, but people cannot afford it?
Pretty much. And just like housing the only reason people go hungry, homeless or without healthcare is due to capitalism.
You don't get it. If they really wanted to eat, they'd be rich.
I'm such an idiot! Why didn't I think of that! People WANT to be sick, hungry and homeless!
Thanks for the wake up call. I feel so much better now.
What's truly sick is the way things like freeganism, etc. are actively discouraged by chain restaurants.
I think it was in Buy Now! that they talk about how unsold food is dealt with.
In general assume there are always enough resources, but we choose to make them scarce.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493 (arc)
I have no idea where you got that take from? There is always food in a capitalist system, only with shortages prices increase, and they have most certainly increased this year.
But the point is the waste caused by the Trump administration for instance this part:
So no there is NOT enough food, if prices were lowered to normal the shortages would become way more obvious.
It's a weird way to view things, to claim that actual shortages are due to "money shortages", when clearly spreading more money around, wouldn't create more food, but only possibly move the food away from other places and cause shortages there instead.