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Many 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

Many 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 ago
Are 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 ago
  Caloric content isn't the only part of nutrition. Try looking at a variety of foods, instead of bulk, processed flour.
  - mynameishere 18y ago
    That'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 ago
    Come 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 ago
I love this argument. One guy says X. The next guy says "No, not X." Your response is "But people are saying X."
- aswanson 18y ago
  Wrong. Just asking if he was sure.

mynameishere 18y ago

Are 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 ago
Caloric content isn't the only part of nutrition. Try looking at a variety of foods, instead of bulk, processed flour.
- mynameishere 18y ago
  That'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 ago
  Come 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 ago

I love this argument. One guy says X. The next guy says "No, not X." Your response is "But people are saying X."

aswanson 18y ago
Wrong. Just asking if he was sure.