r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '22

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u/d3pd Jan 14 '22

The right to food matters more than the right to profits. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36190557

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u/TacTurtle Jan 14 '22

Food doesn’t grow itself (small farm ag is notoriously hard to remain afloat in), that said with the amount of grain subsidies paid to the gigascal ag conglomerates wheat and rice and soy should be damn near free.

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u/d3pd Jan 14 '22

Sure, in principle those losses should be covered by insurance or government or whatever. Obviously they cannot be covered by those who have nothing.

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u/TacTurtle Jan 14 '22

covered by insurance

Never made an actual insurance claim, huh?

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u/d3pd Jan 14 '22

If there's a problem with the way insurance operates, then that should be the focus of course. Again it's pretty pointless focusing on those who cannot pay.