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people below the poverty line in the US consume extremely low quality food. And most wouldn't even have that if it weren't for government food stamps.
by zzzeek 16y ago
people below the poverty line in the US consume extremely low quality food. And most wouldn't even have that if it weren't for government food stamps.
- lotharbot 16y ago> "people below the poverty line in the US consume extremely low quality food." Is that because they can't afford medium-quality food, or because they're choosing to buy substandard food anyway? I've gone shopping with people way below the poverty line; in every instance, they spent as much as I did for a similar time period, at the same quality of store, and yet came out with far crappier food. I don't know if my experience is typical, but I find it hard to believe, given the prices on various types of healthy and unhealthy foods, that "eating low quality food" is a result of lack of money.