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		baremetal on March 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highe... In 1906, Alfred Henry Lewis stated, “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.”

Arrath on March 24, 2023 [–]

Should deliveries stop, the stocks inside modern superstores might hold out a bit longer than 9 meals, but not much longer.

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