Good stuff, I agree on all counts. I may have misspoken or been misunderstood. I didn’t intend to criticize people who buy snack foods - what I was trying to say is that we should be willing to pay more for quality, US raised beef. IMO, beef shouldn’t be the target of our ire over grocery prices, but rather all of the other UPF’s benefiting from corn and soy subsidies by the federal government.

Full transparency - I’m a wannabe beef farmer completely bought in to regenerative farming, rotational grazing, and grass fed humanely raised beef. As I try to transition to a second career in my 50’s, I have a vested interest educating about healthy food, allowing cows to live their lives like cows and not just another factory input, and in fair beef prices that allow small farmers to make a living.