alt.politics.economics

On Sep 13, 5:07 am, Jason wrote:
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> I use the Body Fortress kind that comes from Walmart, for around $10
> for a 2lb canister. Prices vary from Walmart to Walmart, though.
>
> Be forewarned, though, that:
>
> 1. Walmart is Satan, and anything you buy there helps to decimate the
> American economy; and

Whose America? Obviously, some Americans are benefiting greatly from
such a decimation. Such that they don't consider it a problem at all.

> 2. I'm not entirely convinced that the cheaper protein isn't just
> packed with more filler. Thanks to the recent poisons coming from
> China (dozens of recalls on food this year), we know that just because
> the nutrition label says that it has 25g of protein doesn't
> necessarily mean anything. If I had a local choice (which I don't), I
> would opt to pay more for something that was packaged in the US so
> that I could feel more confident about the quality.
>
> My guess is that, like everything else, "cheapest" is rarely
> synonymous with "best".

Hard to say. It's actually a branding strategy to charge more for a
product in order to induce the belief of quality in the consumer.

If protein, like most everything else, comes from China these days,
then all you're paying for with more money is some American
capitalist's kid's wild wild spring break in Cancun. 'Cause you can
be sure those greedy capitalist pigs will take advantage of low
Chinese costs by marking up the re-branded product...I'm not sure if
the "made in the USA" label means anything anymore -- we all know that
even cars made here can have a hundred parts really made elsewhere....

> - Jason