[quote=no_such_reality]Silly, labor is a small part of the supermarket cost of food.

What’s really driving increases? Consolidation of the intermediaries and major players. i.e. Bayer & Monsanto merging.

Of course, raise prices enough and the average American might actually end up spending more on fresh fruits & vegetables than booze. Today, the average is more is spent on booze than fruits & veggies.
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There’s that too. And there’s cost of paying the CEO and the labor unions…. But someone needs to pick the fruit.. Just saying…
Anyway, folks on fixed income who previously said that companies should pay higher wages…Well, you got and will get what you wanted… (Not saying it’s a bad thing for those farm workers)..But for some of you on fixed income, well that remains to be determined..Lol…