Believe it or not, to somebody who hasn't had a whole lot to eat in the recent past, everything that one would normally hold against a McDonald's meal becomes a

Believe it or not, to somebody who hasn't had a whole lot to eat in the recent past, everything that one would normally hold against a McDonald's meal becomes a big advantage. That high-fat, protein-heavy, "empty carbs" meal, the one you probably shouldn't have for lunch every day, is pretty much exactly what a homeless fellow ought to be eating in the winter. Sure, it'd be nice if he could get a veg or two to go along with it, but there's a requirement for concentrated calories you probably wouldn't understand. (I've been homeless in Toronto, back in the mid-'90s. Big recession. Some of you may remember it. It took eight weeks to get a gig shining shoes, and even then I was among the working homeless until I'd saved enough to pay rent up front on a room you probably wouldn't think of living in. And no, eliminating the minimum wage wouldn't have helped -- I would never have been able to afford to move indoors. I do wish I could figure out where these amateur economists get their ridiculous ideas. I'm sure it looks good on paper, if you eliminate things like, oh, the cost of food and shelter from the equation. Remember, the solution should be as simple as possible, but no simpler.)