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by dagw 508 days ago
I think the point is that a 60% increase of a small number is still a small number. If you spend $15 a month on rice and then that goes up $23, it's still a small part of your overall household budget.

I think it is clear that this is a political 'problem' that they're trying to solve, rather than an economic problem.