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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] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poor options doesn't mean no options. People aren't starving or "not eating" as the meme suggests. I never said "Poor people have it great, get everything they want and have a great diet". My point is that poor people have so much food (of varying quality) that they are obese which is in contrast to the rest of the world. Don't forget that most middle class Americans are obese too. Statistically most people in America eat poorly regardless of their income.

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

Fair enough, in that you are absolutely right. From my experience the poor who are hungry are usually the ones with bigger issues, drugs, violence etc.

I was just trying to stress that the poor are only left with bad options. It's a systemic issue stemming from capitalism and lobbying to create the unhealthy diet paradigm that the U.S. is only starting to shake. Even for middle class, there is always the drive to save a few bucks which leads to worse diet.