This is going to be defended among the general public with claims like "Actually, if you game the system you get discounts, so only stupid people will suffer from this," in much the same way that McDonald's price hikes were excused/justified, isn't it?
This is going to be defended among the general public with claims like
"Actually, if you game the system you get discounts, so only stupid people will suffer from this," in much the same way that McDonald's price hikes were excused/justified, isn't it? 
don't forget 'if you don't like it shop somewhere else!' most 'somewhere else's available being premium stores or places doing the exact same thing
yeah i'll take my angry customership to target which already has digital tags, and costs more money or whole foods, which costs even more money
"Vote with your wallet!" feels especially hollow when the other choices were hollowed out and crushed by economy of scale tactics.
Fortunately, where I am now, there's a lot of good local food, including farmer's markets and actual farms open to the public to buy things directly.
There's a McDonald's and a few other such franchises here and there... but to my delight, most of the time, they seem nearly deserted.
the mcdonalds near me has big ass promotional sticker things plastered over every window so you can't see just how empty it is most of the time