[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm with the farmers on this one. They asked a very fair question: how come supermarkets charge more for some bottles of water than they do for four pints of milk?

I would gladly pay a bit more for milk to support British dairy farms because when they're gone, they're gone for good.

i don't see what selling water has to do with selling milk.

maybe the answer is that the dairy farmers are already getting subsidies from the government to keep the price affordable, but the companies that sell bottled water are not receiving any subsidies from the government?

no one needs to buy bottled water, it is a luxury, so of course they can charge whatever they like.... but milk is part of what we consider a food staple, so of course the government wants to make it as affordable as possible for the common man.

no one needs bottled water, it comes out of taps all over the country for free. milk is a nutritious commodity that all britons should have access to for an affordable price though.

are we really criticizing the government for making milk more affordable for poor people???