[gloryblaze]

You don’t get much for a hundred dollars anymore. I wonder what the average cost of food for a family of four is compared to two years ago pre-pandemic? This is all because of forcing worldwide closures and destroying thousands of “non essential” workers and businesses?

I've pondered that, too, especially with the younger folks' preference for the prepared type of food, which is just astonishingly expensive. But there always seems to be a pizza war, so I guess that becomes their staple. I don't see anyone willing to wean the population used to food stamps any time soon.

[Mariner]

Food stamps are part of the problem.

Any and everything that is subsidized goes up in price rapidly.

[Karliner]

True. Until they can see the benefits to getting off the government dole, they’ll remain on the plantation?