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AMEN. go into any food bank and ask the "clients" how many of them have cable tv and cell phones with data plans
by quasimojo 18y ago
AMEN. go into any food bank and ask the "clients" how many of them have cable tv and cell phones with data plans
- bokonist 18y agoFood is considerably more expensive than cable tv and cell phones.
- quasimojo 18y agoFood is considerably more expensive than cable tv and cell phones. you're changing the topic. the point is that people's baseline expectations keep rising. your point is spurious because you reason that because a month's worth of food costs more than a month of cable tv, one should not sacrifice cable tv for food
- anamax 18y agoCable TV is about $100/month. Let's call it $25/week or $3/day. Yuppie beans are around $3/pound, so $1/day should do for protein. Carbs in the form of rice or potatoes are cheaper. Veggies and fruit are about the same. In other words, food can be about as expensive as cable tv.
- bmj 18y agoBut the definition of "afford" has changed in 20 years, too, right? Part of the reason so people have these things is because of credit (and, more importantly, debt). I reckon many people (including plenty who shop at Whole Foods/Wild Oats rather than a food bank) can't "afford" their lifestyles, either, but cheap credit (which may be coming to an end) makes it seem that way.