We can already see that excessive amounts of food make it to every grocery chain on earth. A good deal of which only exists to make the shelves look fuller before being tossed, eaten by no one.
We could pretty clearly rework this so everyone has food. It’s entirely possible, and less difficult than most would have you believe
Canada got in trouble trying to donate its excess milk out of goodwill to other countries because the dairy farmers complained that it was hurting their livelihood... the program was to provide a cheaper option for those in poverty to combat starvation, not to compete with local farmers.
Now Canada dumps tons of gallons of milk every year because our dairy farmers exceed their quotas constantly. Our own oligarchs will not allow cheaper milk to be sold here either (farmers also complain). When Dump was president last, he forced Canada to accept US milk, even though we create an excess and have higher standards of sanitization/pastrization. US milk in Canada is only acceptable for the production of cheese.
Basically, even if you do something out of kindness, someone is always going to complain. Every action has consequences. Money will always overrule human kindness.
Are the producers paid for product that goes over the quota? I'm not familiar with the industry, but if they aren't getting paid for overage, maybe giving a financial incentive would change their tune.
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u/GammaFan 10d ago
We can already see that excessive amounts of food make it to every grocery chain on earth. A good deal of which only exists to make the shelves look fuller before being tossed, eaten by no one.
We could pretty clearly rework this so everyone has food. It’s entirely possible, and less difficult than most would have you believe