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During the 1929 Great Depression, the [[Bourgeoisie|elites]] sought to rescue their plummeting profits by outright destroying usable inventory, such as livestock and grain. 

Aggregate demand fell because the [[Proletariat|commoners]] had less money to spend, so the only way to salvage profitability was to reduce supply, thus increasing prices.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Time|title='The Saddest, Bitterest Thing of All.’ From the Great Depression to Today, a Long History of Food Destruction in the Face of Hunger|url=https://time.com/5843136/covid-19-food-destruction/}}</ref>

The same is true of the current [[Crisis theory|crisis]]. So far in 2022, 16 major food industry facilities in the U.S. have mysteriously caught fire.<ref>{{News citation|title=The 16 Major, Mysterious Fires At Key Food Industry Facilities In The U.S. This Year|date=2022-04-24|url=https://www.silverdoctors.com/headlines/world-news/the-16-major-mysterious-fires-at-key-food-industry-facilities-in-the-u-s-this-year/}}</ref> In Canada, 43 train cars of potash, an important input material for feritlizer, mysteriously derailed.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=ZeroHedge|title=Stunning Images Show Potash Train Derailed In Canada Amid Fertilizer Crunch|date=2022-05-24|url=https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/stunning-images-show-potash-train-derailed-canada-amid-fertilizer-crunch}}</ref> And more.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=ZeroHedge|title=Massive Fire Breaks Out At Poultry Farm That Supplies Eggs To Major Supermarkets|url=https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/massive-fire-strikes-huge-poultry-farm-supplies-eggs-major-supermarkets}}</ref>

It sounds a lot like the capitalist system is trying to again reign in the productive forces in a dying last-ditch effort to push back against the [[Tendency of the rate of profit to fall|Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall]].

== See also ==

* [[2022 food crisis]]

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This is a draft essay by [[Comrade:Jucheguevara|Jucheguevara]]. Feedback is welcomed on the discussion page of this essay. 

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