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SHOULD FOOD COST MORE? THE ONION IS ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION

The Onion’s Should Food Cost More? is satire, not a serious policy proposal. The fictional panel takes the rising cost of groceries and pushes it into absurd territory — including one particularly ridiculous suggestion: maybe people should simply get less food.

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Now that’s funny — because groceries are already doing a pretty good job of making people feel like they got less.

The joke works because the frustration underneath it is real: people are watching what used to be a normal grocery run turn into a budgeting exercise.

And no, the answer probably isn’t “give people less food.” 😂

Source: The Onion, Should Food Cost More?, published October 27, 2026. This is a satire/video feature, not a news report.

REAL B / OPINION & COMMENTARY • NOVEMBER 1, 2026