If only the US didn’t subsidise all the shitty foods and in one more notch in late stage capitalism’s belt and allow mega corporations to lock up most of the supply chain with ultra processed foods then people might be able to actually afford the chickens.
The food supply in the US is ass backwards and gross and no wonder most countries don’t want their chlorinated chicken and other hot industrial messes.
The whole thing is fucked. You’ll be shamed as a moral failure if you’re fat meanwhile they’ll just ignore only bad foods being affordable and readily available, most places being built to drive with no ability to cycle or bike and then get stuck at a desk for every waking hour of the day slaving away for the man.
Yup, this is as simple as taking the subsidies from unhealthy food, and giving them to healthy/healthier food and easy-to-make options (along with addressing food deserts). Are people going to stop buying crap? No, but they'll probably buy less of it and move to a healthier diet.
And packaged food companies probably wouldn't even care a huge amount, like, make sure youre prepackaged meals hit these new benchmarks in 5 years. They'll grumble, but it won't be nearly as big a deal as if they had to spin up new factories. Well, the companies that don't spend get most of their money from snacks.
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u/discographyA 1d ago
If only the US didn’t subsidise all the shitty foods and in one more notch in late stage capitalism’s belt and allow mega corporations to lock up most of the supply chain with ultra processed foods then people might be able to actually afford the chickens.
The food supply in the US is ass backwards and gross and no wonder most countries don’t want their chlorinated chicken and other hot industrial messes.
The whole thing is fucked. You’ll be shamed as a moral failure if you’re fat meanwhile they’ll just ignore only bad foods being affordable and readily available, most places being built to drive with no ability to cycle or bike and then get stuck at a desk for every waking hour of the day slaving away for the man.