Sublime

To be blunt, the rich can afford to buy food that is both rewarding and expensive, whereas the poor can afford only rewarding food that is cheaper.

Food subsidies are ubiquitous in the Middle East: Egypt spent $3.8 billion in food subsidies in 2008–2009 (2 percent of the GDP).2 Indonesia has the Rakshin Program, which distributes subsidized rice. Many states in India have a similar program. In Orissa, for example, the poor are entitled to 55 pounds of rice a month at about 1 rupee per pound,