• Th4tGuyII
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      332 years ago

      Food is absolutely getting more expensive, but they equally bought a rod for their own back buying all the premium brand stuff.

      Spoiling yourself is all well and good, but they shouldn’t complain something expensive was expensive haha

      • @zepheriths@lemmy.world
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        72 years ago

        Of course. look treating yourself is nothing bad, however it is going to cost more for it.

        To be fair I live in a part of the US that is poorer than average and isn’t really a nice place politically. I can spend 60-80 dollars for a weeks worth of food, and I eat a lot of food.

      • @surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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        562 years ago

        The only thing that bothers me about your statement is how much my tax dollars pay to subsidize your stupid meat addiction.

        • @ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works
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          Less than 1% of the world are vegans though. So 99% of people paying that are using it. Quite rare for more things in governance.

          We’re all paying for things others benefit from. And yeah, I’m 100% against subsidizing meat. But the reason your food is expensive is because the vegan demographic is considered to be easily over charged for “specialty” overly packaged marketing heavy food products.

          Also: people buying organic meatless groceries at Whole Foods-Amazon store won’t save the planet. Ever.

          • @SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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            42 years ago

            I’m not a vegan, but that’s not the right way to think about subsidies. It’s not about whether someone is a “meat eater” or a “vegan”. It’s about incentivizing consumption. The person eating meat once or twice a week subsidizes the person eating meat everyday. The more meat you eat, the more money society pays. Many people would cut back on eating meat if they had to pay the true cost.

      • Zorque
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        62 years ago

        I get a ten pack of beyond patties that are half the price.

        This guy is just a sucker.