Does ice cream need to be affordable to 100% of US households, regardless of their other budgeting decisions?

That's the implication of your comment.

dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've reduced my ice cream intake close to 0 solely based on price. Specifically, I remember the prices from long ago to the current just under $10. To me, ice cream should not be the same price of a cheap bottle of wine or other alcohol as an example comparison. We all have our own individual red lines, but ice cream prices crossed mine some time ago

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VLM 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The implication is economic decline.

Healthy economies "should" have a reward for specialization where both supplier and purchaser win. There is no reward anymore for economic specialization in the context of ice cream; its cheaper to make your own, now. This is a troubling long term implication for any *-as-a-service

There's a second even worse economic implication in that ice cream has long been affordable to 100% of US households... Now due to permanent long term economic decline its seen as acceptable losses for some not to afford it anymore. Again, troubling long term implications.

	▲	bpt3 31 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		1. Ice cream has never been affordable to 100% of US households. 2. I strongly suspect the couple in the article could afford ice cream if they brought less beef, less name brand items, or were just more savvy shoppers. 3. I don't know how you determined that it's cheaper to make your own ice cream, but I would say that's generally inaccurate based on personal experience and a basic assessment of input costs and a reasonable value on your time. 4. If you really feel like ice cream is overpriced, you have identified an opportunity!