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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by NotSuspicious on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @11:31AM (#37585473)
Cheap food stabilizes the entire system. Expensive food is how you get riots.
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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @12:57PM (#37586641)
I think you're spot on and it honestly amazes me how we have so much evidence of this throughout history and yet people can will still end up thinking about this purely in terms of "the free market".
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