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Originally Posted by Bababooyee
That stuff's all relative. If the cost of living goes up, the time lag between wages catching up is small.
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Except that we're not paying the actual cost of food now; we're paying an artificially lowered cost, based on governmental subsidies and cheap (illegal labor). Take away these factors and the cost of food at the grocery will go up and stay up. Food was more expensive in the past, in today's dollars. And serving sizes were smaller and people ate less. The change in agricultural policies in the 1970's lowered the cost of making food, and the shift to large agribusinesses who use on cheap labor, rather than family farms, further deflated costs. I'd wager money on it, B, get rid of illegal immigration and food will be a LOT more expensive. It will be closer to what it should actually cost, but do you think people are going to accept that the very cheap ride they've been enjoying for the past 30 years will have to end?
Again, I don't have the answer- I spend more on food than the average person because a lot of my groceries are organic and small-farm stuff. And as a result, I eat less because I don't have as much in the house. I don't mind. But I know I'm a bit of an odd bird in that respect.
