[oonerspism]

The numbers were symbolic to illustrate proportional effect.

I'm not seeing a great deal of causation in your theory. The same amount of food is being produced, thus the same amount of work is done - so extra employees are not required. If anything, in your closed system theory, the food producer is going to laugh and pocket extra profits.

[TameAntelope]

The same amount of food is not produced, more food is produced because it's the only way the food company can keep up with inflation.

[oonerspism]

Who is buying and eating the extra food? Did human stomach volume increase proportional to inflation?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-conversation-inflati...

Show me which countries have wage growth for lower socioeconomic demographics currently matching or outpacing CPI? It is not happening.