Up untill a week ago Nofrills carried these “three packs” of salmon for $10. Now the same pack contains two for the same $10. I thought it felt light when I bought it yesterday.

This comes to about $0.02 increase per gram, and a $1.10 price increase overall. Or a 11% increase in price overall. Meanwhile inflation is at 6-7%?

  • dan@upvote.auEnglish
    111·
    10 months ago

    This is something the government should be doing though, rather than having to rely on charities and kind individuals. In most developed countries, the government has good programs to assist people in need, ensuring they can get basic groceries. The US is an outlier.

    • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I mean the government is doing it, that’s what disability is. It’s just not kept up with inflation in a lot of areas.

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        What I meant is that the government should provide it and ensure you can actually live off of it.

        • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Oh then I would not agree the US is an outlier in that, or at least not near the only exception.