It is not certain that Marie Antoinette said any such thing.
It is more likely that she suggested brioche rather than cake.
All bakery product prices were regulated so bakers would not evade bread price controls by just selling cakes.
She may have said somehting that was similar- heck pur
Oliticisns are a.ways saying similar stuff, ie “let the peasants suffer, we elites are above their suffering” essentially is what they think and say in so many words and deeds.
Hillary Clinton said “at this point what difference does it make?” When talking about thr ambassadors who were murdered by terrorists, which essentially is the same sentiment. “Hooray for us, to heck with the poor” type mentality. I dunno much about Antoinette, but it kinda sounded like she was an elitist