Wait, so, according to that graph there's a decent chunk of upper middle income people and a tiny portion of high income people that still can't afford a healthy diet? :agony-minion:
That's probably it, I'm a dummy and didn't notice the data is for the whole world, not the US. I thought those numbers felt off, but nothing about amerikkka surprises me anymore :shrug-outta-hecks:
Still, :yea: . Humanity collectively produces enough food to feed everyone, and this is what capitalism does with that. Not even living in the more well off countries guarantees you a basic healthy diet. Sick and monstrous system.
Yep. Remember that every day Musk or Bezos could simply end world hunger with no change in quality of life for themselves, and they choose to inflict untold suffering and death instead.
I casually dated a rich girl for a couple years who told me she spent around $600 a month on food because she almost exclusively ate take out. I mentioned that I usually expensed out my groceries to $150-200 a month because rent and bills sucked up the majority and it looked like it physically pained her to try and visualize it.
This was like a decade ago as well. Her grand parents are loaded and were footing most of the bill while she was going back to college in wine country.
Wait, so, according to that graph there's a decent chunk of upper middle income people and a tiny portion of high income people that still can't afford a healthy diet? :agony-minion:
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Wonder if that's a relative global thing? Like is a minimum wage employee in the UK or Canada counted as "high income"?
That's probably it, I'm a dummy and didn't notice the data is for the whole world, not the US. I thought those numbers felt off, but nothing about amerikkka surprises me anymore :shrug-outta-hecks:
Still, :yea: . Humanity collectively produces enough food to feed everyone, and this is what capitalism does with that. Not even living in the more well off countries guarantees you a basic healthy diet. Sick and monstrous system.
Yep. Remember that every day Musk or Bezos could simply end world hunger with no change in quality of life for themselves, and they choose to inflict untold suffering and death instead.
Musk said he would end world hunger if presented a plan, he was presented one, he said no it didn't count.
That doesn't make sense to me. A healthy diet should be a fixed price... right? What are these people spending money on that isn't food?
I casually dated a rich girl for a couple years who told me she spent around $600 a month on food because she almost exclusively ate take out. I mentioned that I usually expensed out my groceries to $150-200 a month because rent and bills sucked up the majority and it looked like it physically pained her to try and visualize it.
Jesus Christ 600 a month on take out?
This was like a decade ago as well. Her grand parents are loaded and were footing most of the bill while she was going back to college in wine country.
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I'm wondering: is the income a fixed amount and this is high CoL areas?
Spending 51% of your household income on food alone is also considered "affordable"
51% on food, 60% on rent
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upper middle income is like 10 dollar/day i think
world bank standards (esp lower income) are way too low even taking into account lower costs in the third world.