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Re:People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity by thrown123098 on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:02AM (#35227135)
The difference is that food is paid for on the free market. Government infrastructure isn't.
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Re:People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity by bumby on Monday March 20, 2023 @09:16AM (#35231034)
But if you take a look at the massive amounts of subsidies (to both farmers and consumers), you realize food (in the US, at least) is not a “free market”. Same with fuel, etc.
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