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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This focus is kinda weird ngl. Why is fast food entertainment being protected and promoted? Let the market crush this shit - we don't need more McDonald's garbage in this world.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Welp, decades of data can tell you that "letting the market crush this shit" ain't working.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You and I have very different definitions on what it means to let the market do it's thing, I think.

You aware how heavily subsidized beef is, for McDonald's sake?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We can raise minimum wages and reduce subsidies. It’s not like it’s one or the other.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should shift the meat and dairy subsidies into fake/lab meat and oat milk.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m from farm country (thankfully no CAFOs, locally) and ngl. While I like oat milk, I love cold, whole dairy milk. As in I live alone and easily drink a gallon or more per week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At 52 gallons a year you are drinking over 3x the average amount of milk

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Probably. It helps stretch the “food.”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

One lobby is regular people; the other are billionaires and corporations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Specifically for McDonald’s?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think your post makes sense.

Fast food is being targeted for not paying their workers a living wage. This is the opposite of protection and promotion.

The government is stepping in because the 'free market' hasn't corrected this and won't correct it.

Am I misunderstanding where you're coming from?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

In a way it does protect the market by forcing it competitive. The market definitely has the power to squeeze fast food out of existence.