Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
by jmalicki on Sunday March 29, 2020 @12:16AM
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So in other words, after one famine where a large fraction of the population dies, the market will be better afterwards?
Especially with anti-price-gouging laws - this process is explicit forbidden from happening during a crisis.
Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
by 6510 on Sunday March 29, 2020 @01:01AM
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nah, the regulators will move in and save us from ourselves.
Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
by s1artibartfast on Sunday March 29, 2020 @09:37AM
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Regulators might be able to legislate food into existence in counties with strategic reserves, but not all places are so lucky. If there isn't enough calories produced, people would die. Most in low GDP countries which are net food importers.
Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
by heavenlyblue on Sunday March 29, 2020 @07:07PM
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What if there’s simply not enough food?
Even if you do nothing the market will probably fix it: Less food in the markets > high demand drives up prices > higher salaries > slightly lower prices
At some point some people are hungry enough to get a... shall we say... real job?
With some regulatory sanity we subsidize it a bit.
Perhaps we should test and quarantine the farm workers when money stops being an issue.