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I’m on a tech salary with the savings to match, and I couldn’t tell you what a load of bread costs +\-$1, nor a pint of milk. I don’t think you have to go very

I’m on a tech salary with the savings to match, and I couldn’t tell you what a load of bread costs +\-$1, nor a pint of milk. I don’t think you have to go very far to the wealth ladder to no longer be price-concious about stuff like bread. You need it, you buy it. And I drive a fifteen year old Toyota, not a McLaren. Speaking of which, couldn’t tell you what a gallon of gas costs WA state, either. Point is, I always found such questions silly. When’s the last time you think a president or prime minister bought a gallon of milk? And would you fault them for having staff do that? Would this really be news to the public?

solarkraft 7y ago
In very high offices it's fine I guess, since you want to absolutely maximize the time and energy they can spend on the work. For more less ultra important offices it'a absolutely a problem, because they're not aware of common problems. You see this a lot in US governance pretty well, along the lines of "huh? I can afford health care just fine, so why are people complaining?", while it's a gigantic issue for many.