I mean, you exported 90% of your agricultural produce back then, too.
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Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Good thing my country exports 90% of its agricultural produce, so if we start getting hungry then we’ll just export a bit less.
(We learned the hard way a long time ago when we ran out of potatoes.)
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 2 days ago
Ireland was exporting food during the potato famine.
Don’t assume your food won’t continue to be sold overseas if the growers/wholesalers can make more money that way.
Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 2 days ago
*Britian was exporting food from Ireland during the famine.
Qwel@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Regardless of nationality, don’t expect your billionaire overlord to have ethics if it comes at the cost of a 0.7% revenue loss
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 days ago
No, you have to expect your government to do that, which is why almost the entire world is not hyper capitalist choochoo trains
Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 2 days ago
What billionaire overlord? Irish agriculture is made up of over 100,000 independant farms, and a each farmers income is on average about €40-50k.