>"Government intervention discourages production, inflates prices, and, if pushed far enough, leads to empty shelves at the supermarket. After that, it leads to empty stomachs…and the social chaos that follows."

Thanks for posting Yes rising food prices and empty bellies can be a real driver for societal discontent. Governments who ignore this or fail to tackle this effectively could find themselves in real trouble. Never underestimate what a hungry person will do, it's such a primal drive of behaviour that needs satiating.