Same old story, different players. My understanding of the so-called Irish potato famine of the mid-1800s is that it was a similar situation. There was a potato blight that affected a large portion of the potato crop BUT there were other food sources in Ireland, particularly rural Ireland, which at that time was most of the country. However, the powers that be (Britain) shipped most of the food produced in Ireland...butter, beef, lamb and mutton, produce...overseas. The potato blight passed but many people starved or were forced off their land. Those who didn't starve to death went into workhouses or moved to urban areas or emigrated and the land was repurposed for grazing animals by the landowners (the ruling class).
Everyday it's some new thing, showing us how big corporations endlessly screw the consumer. Thank you for explaining this so clearly and concisely
Thanks for reading, Sherry.
A friend used to have this to say: When times are bad, they raise the price of whiskey. When times are good, they raise the price of whiskey.
Wow - just wow 😮 I guess we better take care of ourselves- can’t trust any of these companies to do the right thing.
Same old story, different players. My understanding of the so-called Irish potato famine of the mid-1800s is that it was a similar situation. There was a potato blight that affected a large portion of the potato crop BUT there were other food sources in Ireland, particularly rural Ireland, which at that time was most of the country. However, the powers that be (Britain) shipped most of the food produced in Ireland...butter, beef, lamb and mutton, produce...overseas. The potato blight passed but many people starved or were forced off their land. Those who didn't starve to death went into workhouses or moved to urban areas or emigrated and the land was repurposed for grazing animals by the landowners (the ruling class).