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Capitalism is when 1 in 10 people don't eat (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1962901

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

The difference here is that there is no humanitarian crisis occurring, yet 10% of the population is starving because of profit seeking in agribusiness. On average for most of the existence of the Soviet Union, homelessness was essentially eliminated, every single person had the opportunity to work for a wage, and calorie consumption was higher than any other country.

I can anticipate the response to this. No, I don't think the USSR was a flawless, shining beacon of proletarian democracy. It was a deeply flawed state that had it's own issues. But at least the poorest people had their needs met for most of it's existence.