inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 28 days agoCovid-like shortages for US consumers ‘within weeks’www.thetimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square211linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCovid-like shortages for US consumers ‘within weeks’www.thetimes.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square211linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
minus-squareCalipherJones@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoPork should become stupid cheap.
minus-squareCivil_Liberty@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoThey will slaughter the animals and dump them illegally near a source of drinking water before they lower prices. We do not live in a market based economy.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days ago<insert quote from Grapes of Wrath>
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoWas about to say this. Ironicly no capitalist will be happy to see the price go down. And its easier to have solidarity among the pork owners.
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoSolidarity? I thought it was spelled c.o.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.?
minus-squareBig_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoCorrect… but i wonder if the massive corpo farms that generated that would lower prices or let it rot at a high price and write it off as a loss?
minus-squareillegible@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoThe “should” in my statement was very intentional. Will it? I don’t know. But given massive amounts of excess product in the supply chain, it should
China stopped importing it.
Pork should become stupid cheap.
They will slaughter the animals and dump them illegally near a source of drinking water before they lower prices. We do not live in a market based economy.
<insert quote from Grapes of Wrath>
Was about to say this. Ironicly no capitalist will be happy to see the price go down. And its easier to have solidarity among the pork owners.
Solidarity? I thought it was spelled c.o.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.?
Correct… but i wonder if the massive corpo farms that generated that would lower prices or let it rot at a high price and write it off as a loss?
The “should” in my statement was very intentional. Will it? I don’t know. But given massive amounts of excess product in the supply chain, it should