On 15 Mar 2007 11:42:29 -0700, "Karen" > wrote:

>On Mar 15, 11:19 am, "modom (palindrome guy)" <moc.etoyok@modom>
>wrote:
>> Michael Pollan wrote somewhere that Americans (on average) spent 25%
>> of their income on food in the immediate post WWII period. Now it
>> averages somewhere around 10% of the typical American income.
>
>There sure was no monthly cell phone bill, internet service provider
>bill, cable tv bill, blackberry fee, etc.
>
>I wonder how many people belonged to a gym, or had regular visits to
>the manicurist, or gardening service, etc., too?
>
>Some of these types of luxuries were for the few.
>
Good observations all. But in fact Pollan urges Americans to spend
more on their food as a percentage of their income. He argues cheap
food is largely price-manipulated, pseudo food. Gaining a price point
or two at the supermarket might be nice, but homemade soup with real
veg and chicken in it is more healthy than Cup-a-Noodles for lunch. I
tend to see his point.
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