Big Food vs. the People

Post by mmooss » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC

strictnein wrote: post #29

jt2190 wrote: post #26

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- “Purchasing”: The attorneys that are taking these cases for $0 in the hopes that they’ll get n% of $SETTLEMENT - “paid for by tax payers who fund the court systems”. The alternative would mean taking away the right of private citizens to sue.

I mean, I think you understand what I'm saying. They're externalizing the costs and internalizing the benefits. The same thing we complain about with numerous other industries. The alternative would not be to take away the right of private citizens to sue. There is, surprisingly enough, quite a chasm between identifying that some parties are taking advantage of a system and completely shutting that system down.

Post by shimman » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

Cpoll wrote: post #58

shermantanktop wrote: post #42

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I think you are saying "an NGO probably has an agenda." Ok, sure, they are not robots with no opinions, and if you read even the first few sentences of that report you can see the opinion. But if you are suggesting that this NGO is carrying water for some unspecified shadowy group that is pulling the strings, you'll need to provide some backing for that. Who has a nefarious motivation to oppose junk food? Trial lawye…

> motivation to oppose junk food. On social media, making dubious claims about food science or food ingredients, then following up by selling some "clean, unprocessed, organic" product is big business. (I make no claims about this specific NGO).

Post by stronglikedan » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

connor11528 wrote: post #3

america has a monopoly problem

Post by rootusrootus » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

artisinal wrote: post #40

cbg0 wrote: post #17

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McDonald's might be the largest restaurant chain in Italy but that doesn't really mean much given how many small restaurants the country has with high quality food.

Also due to food standards a random McDonalds in a random village in Italy will have significantly better food than most restaurants in the US. The Italian McDonalds will use locally sourced fresh produce straight from the farm, cooked by high-end chefs to create a very good tasting meal that is super healthy and good for you. There is a reason those Italians live so long. Their McDonalds is better than others. It is…

Post by triceratops » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC

sellmesoap wrote: post #53

m463 wrote: post #30

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I'd like corporations (bodies) to be prosecuted like human bodies, where bad behavior was noted, you got a record, and punishment increased through fines, restrictions all the way to forms of incarceration, and even the death penalty.

Alright, this week it's the marketing departments turn in jail, see you guys back here next week when it's HRs turn!