Socialism and Shortages

Here's a whine for you: I'm tired of not finding what I want in luncheon meat packages. This has been going on too long, like they aren't making some of these things now.

Quote: odiousgambit

Get used to the way Socialists talk, like in the above article

-start using other beans in your hummus recipe.

-time to ditch the pasta—and pastina—and move to rice

-time to switch to vegetarian dinners (sans the eggs)

-time to use both sides of the toilet paper [OK I just made this last one up]

What can't you find???????
I don't eat eggs. Not really good for you.
But
No way I'm a vegetarian
I cook a lot and am very proud of my cooking skills
I make a killer Chinese brown sauce
My spaghetti sauce ain't too shabby either
I'm like at the grocery store every other day
Thinking of salmon tonight
I find everything I need in the local grocery store
Personally I see no supply issues regarding food

Quote: ams288

Besides eggs (which has nothing to do with socialism), what shortages are you still seeing?

Even at the height of Donny’s failed Covid response in 2020, I feel like people were over-hyping the shortages. I never had any issues with empty shelves besides cleaning supplies and toilet paper.

My most recent supermarket trip they were out of frozen spinach. Somehow a ‘kale and artichoke dip’ just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Also no diet peach Snapple in the big bottles. Had to use the half lemonade half tea version. (First world problems).

Quote: odiousgambit

you kill me when you say you see no shortages. You actually do any of the shopping?

Admittedly, some of it is just having to buy a brand or size you dont want to at the store. A socialist will definitely say that's just whining. And it is just whining when it has to do with Ukraine or something like that. I'm just saying I'm getting suspicious.

Yes, I do all the shopping.

Your post lists no specific shortages you are seeing.

I’m suspicious.

I was about to guess "bullet shortage."

Quote: rxwine

I was about to guess "bullet shortage."

don't get me started on that!

shortages around here:

*milk in the variety we are used to ; you may get want you want in gallons, or not, but we then throw out what's spoiled

*canned beans are often out except a few varieties

*cereal bars [brand and variety thing]

*rice [varieties thing]

*club soda [varieties thing]

*not from frozen, in the cooler, grapefruit juice... recently, no grapefruit juice at all [ticks me off]

*coffee [brand and variety thing]

taking that last as an example, I'm picky. I want a brand of French Roast which I'm convinced can be labeled "smooth bold/dark" instead and it's the same thing. Both varieties may be missing at any time.

Now if you are someone who is totally flexible, even on something like coffee, I guess you never have a problem . And if a govt. agent is sent into the stores, sees that some things are sold out, but that the shelves are not totally empty, you'd report back to your Commissar that the situation is fine, we are not out of coffee, just some whiners out there

There is only one store brand item, I buy, that hasn’t been available. Can’t think of anything else.

I see no shortages of anything at the grocery store today
Egg section

The last one I was aware of was baby food.

Excellent coffee selection today