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How do you say 'communism' in French?
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Hmmm. In our country it's illegal for grocery stores to donate unsold food to "the needy", i.e., food banks or the like. It must be thrown away, for fear that it might harbor pathogens. In other words, our governmental masters have decided that it's better that the needy to starve to death rather than run the risk of stomach upset from past-sell-date food. That's communism for you.
ReplyDelete"How do you say 'communism' in French?"
ReplyDeleteWhy should food go to waste? I find it disgusting how much food gets destroyed on a daily basis!
Yeah, you don't see that sort of food waste in North Korea. No, sir. Just make the farmers produce less. Fine grocery stores for unsold product, maybe they'll lower the prices or maybe they'll stock less. My son used to work for a grocery store. The manager of the department was penalized by the store for unsold product. Around 4 in the afternoon they would routinely run out of beef. Better to have nothing to sell than wastage.
DeleteEnforced altruism. The real authoritarianism. Noone is more dangerous that power that forces you to "do good" as they see it. The "good" may well be good; giving stuff you might toss to the poor is a good deed. But since all government is coercion, what are the consequences for not obeying the command? And where does one draw a line? I worked in the food stores and restaurants. Yes, there is a lot of waste. But does that mean that restaurants must scrape food scraps into a bucket for the poor? Must stores save the rotten strawberries for the needy? I worked produce for one of the largest food chains in U.S. history. My manage was a retired navy chief who told me that the ship had to make enough food every food service to feed the entire ship, even when they were in a liberty port and 3/4 of the crew were off the ship. He told me of seeing piles of food thrown overboard; Thanksgiving was the worst as so very much went into the drink. I asked why the food was not donated locally. He pointed out that if anyone got ill from that food, and of course the Navy could not follow it and ensure its proper handling, then the crap would hit the fan. Too bad; the hungry starve but the system is set for that.
ReplyDeleteYard Sale = Day Drinking!!!
ReplyDeleteFast food joints like McDonalds throw away a large amount of complete menu items that are not scrap. Employees cannot have the food they throw away and they cannot donate the food to the needy. That's corporate policy. The large amount of food they throw away no doubt has an impact on their prices.
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