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Many families are struggling with rising food costs. Not really. It seems like he thought...ah, I need a good reason for this besides the only reason, which is
by mynameishere 18y ago
Many families are struggling with rising food costs.
Not really. It seems like he thought...ah, I need a good reason for this besides the only reason, which is the tax dodge. But the tax dodge makes sense, and is the reason why companies like google give expensive lunches as partial compensation.
It's sort of amusing that the author seems to think that the idea of paying people "in kind" is somehow innovative on his part. No, it's definitely been done before. For instance, I owe my soul to the company store.
- aswanson 18y agoMany families are struggling with rising food costs. Not really. Are you sure? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=families+struggling+with+rising+food+costs&aq=f&oq= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=families+struggling...
- mynameishere 18y agoAre you sure? Quite. http://www.nextag.com/bulk-flour/search-html http://www.nextag.com/bulk-flour/search-html A day of working minimum wage will buy enough calories for a month. No, it isn't great, but we can't all have gold leaf ice cream after every meal.
- inklesspen 18y agoCaloric content isn't the only part of nutrition. Try looking at a variety of foods, instead of bulk, processed flour.
- mynameishere 18y agoThat's just an example. The weird paradox of American food is that the healthier stuff is sometimes cheaper. https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/food_storage/bulk_beans_legumes.htm https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/food_storage/bulk_beans_l... You can get excellent quality beef for 4 dollars a pound, chicken for 98 cents a pound, bananas at 50 cents a pound, milk at 3 dollars/gallon. And, if you have 1/8th of an acre and time to spare, you can grow whatever you need. Flour is an ingrediant in almost all home-cooked foods, and it's practically free. People don't like to cook for themselves though... ED: Better link: https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/food_storage/year_supply_of_food_deluxe.htm https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/food_storage/year_supply_... A full year of food (very diverse) for a laughable 1335 dollars.
- netcan 18y agoCome on... The point is valid. No need to be pedantic. Basic salary in the US (even though it is lower then in many countries with similar GDP p/c) covers basic nutritional needs. You could probably extend that. Though I would say that it says nothing about how much/little they are struggling. Paris Hilton would struggle on $10k per month.
- byrneseyeview 18y agoI love this argument. One guy says X. The next guy says "No, not X." Your response is "But people are saying X."
- aswanson 18y agoWrong. Just asking if he was sure.