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Default the widening food gap between poor and wealthy


"sf" > wrote in message
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> Higher costs and limited supermarket access are cited as barriers to
> good health. Of course, fair and amusement park food isn't mentioned
> because as with recreational drugs, poor people can't afford it.
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> Notice that the article says: Today **two-thirds** of Americans of all
> classes are overweight or obese, with higher rates among the poor.
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...r-food-health/
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many of the poor seem to find a way to buy illegal drugs and alcohol. It is
much easier when the taxpayer picks up their living expenses.