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The Trump Administration's $3 Meal: 'A Piece of Chicken, a Piece of Broccoli, Corn Tortilla, and One Other Thing' (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think the common dreams imagery is almost comical but fuck these Trump folks are incompetent. They basically asked for it.

You can easily feed a person well and varied for $3-4 a head. Why, for fucks sake, would you phrase it as a 'piece of chicken'?

85% of the country has access to 6 or so ounces of chicken or pork, some carbs, and veggie side. You know a well balanced meal. It's going up, Address the negative news, but fuck why would you phrase it this way? Just morons. We'd be fully nazified by now with any compliance beyond grifting.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

With RFK's new dietary guidelines, you're not supposed to eat carbs, which would normally be the main source of low-budget calories. 6 ounces of pork is only around 350 calories, so RFK's going to want you to get 3 times that, which is going to blow your $3 budget right there.

[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

I get it, they are morons, but it's not really the food costs that are the issue, non processed food is still relatively cheap. This all a symptom of childcare and housing eating a bigger proportion of the budget.

You can still feed a family pretty cheap. You are probably more worse off of you're a dollar tree person but it's still a symptom of the big 2.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

How many dolls does this cost?

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

The food situation has revealed to me the exact same thing that the streaming service situation has, I forgot just how absurdly easy it is to steal shit.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

Did Brooke post this while dining in a 3 Michelin star restaurant?

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

Broccoli is more than $3 a piece.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Mmmm-mmm chlorinated chicken, seasoned to insipidity

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I feel dejavu about this pic. Like I can almost place my finger on it.

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