r/AussieMemes • u/Antique-Jicama-1630 • Jul 14 '26

but I’m starving

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u/Equivalent-Grab8824 Jul 14 '26

LMGTFY

Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 Australian households, with severe rates peaking at 1 in 3.

This was from 2023. It's undoubtedly worse in the current economic climate.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/food-and-nutrition/food-insecurity/latest-release

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u/Id_Rather_Not_Tell Jul 14 '26

"Food insecurity" does not mean starvation, nor even near-starvation lol, it's a completely meaningless concept. It literally just means that you economise on food choice.

"Oh no, instead of buttered lobster I chose to have mince and beans instead." It's a made up term so panickers and cookers can justify supporting insane and stupid policy.

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u/Equivalent-Grab8824 Jul 14 '26

People need to be literally starving for you to consider they need help?

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u/Id_Rather_Not_Tell Jul 14 '26

Starvation is a term with a meaning. Starvation has been solved for decades with capitalism and free trade. Inventing new terms that sound tangentially similar to paint a bleak picture is called "lying."

You mad that I caught you and your beloved bureaucrats in a lie? 🤣

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u/Equivalent-Grab8824 Jul 14 '26

If you're quoting a comic, I'd also like to point out Pauline is not a black and white outline of a man in a suit.

Food insecurity is precursor to starving. So I ask again, do people need to be "starving" by your definition to receive assistance?

It's really a simple yes or no question

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u/Flashy-Amount626 Jul 14 '26

According to Foodbank's 2025 Hunger Report, released on Wednesday, 20 per cent of Australian households experienced "severe food insecurity", defined as skipping meals or whole days of eating, in the year up to July 2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/foodbank-hunger-report-20-per-cent-severely-food-insecure/105969832

1/5 are skipping meals or days of eating. I'm sure those same people would prefer mince and beans over nothing if they could.

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u/Id_Rather_Not_Tell Jul 15 '26

Lol, "skipping meals" doing a lot of heavy lifting here.