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On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:24:35 -0600, Canuck57
wrote: On 02/07/2011 5:40 PM, Harryk wrote: On 7/2/11 6:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. Interesting that no matter how complex a problem might be, you've got a probably unworkable, simple-minded solution. Simple solutions often work best. You whiners need to get a job. That simple. Typical right-wing nut. Complex problems somehow equates to simple solutions. Yes, you're a simpleton. |
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On 02/07/2011 6:53 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:24:35 -0600, wrote: On 02/07/2011 5:40 PM, Harryk wrote: On 7/2/11 6:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. Interesting that no matter how complex a problem might be, you've got a probably unworkable, simple-minded solution. Simple solutions often work best. You whiners need to get a job. That simple. Typical right-wing nut. Complex problems somehow equates to simple solutions. Yes, you're a simpleton. So are you frightened of work? -- Government isn't the solution to the bad economy, it is the problem. ------ In Debt We Trust! -- Obama and the democrats, world record in debt incursion. |
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:23:22 -0600, Canuck57
wrote: On 02/07/2011 6:53 PM, wrote: On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:24:35 -0600, wrote: On 02/07/2011 5:40 PM, Harryk wrote: On 7/2/11 6:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 02/07/2011 2:56 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne wrote: That said, store owners in poor neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products, they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells very well. That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful. I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a right-wing publication? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as usual* I won't be the judge. I don't live in the 'inner city' and I'll repeat what i said: "That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day. " I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those who are struggling. The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never going to be for healthy food. Get a job. Interesting that no matter how complex a problem might be, you've got a probably unworkable, simple-minded solution. Simple solutions often work best. You whiners need to get a job. That simple. Typical right-wing nut. Complex problems somehow equates to simple solutions. Yes, you're a simpleton. So are you frightened of work? You're the one who sits in his single-wide, scratching his butt with no hope of a job. |
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