&gt;Unless you&#x27;re eating a ridiculous amount of chicken at every meal, which you probably shouldn&#x27;t, the cost of chicken could be higher if it means better working conditions and humane treatment of the animal.<p>This is a privileged viewpoint.<p>When dealing with food policy you need to view the food system from the perspective of those impoverished.<p>Cheap food is a big deal, and often it&#x27;s the only thing keeping millions of people in this country from starving. As such, keeping food cheap is an cornerstone of governmental policy because hunger=revolution.