They also ignore the fact you can buy a dozen carrots, 1 lb of snap beans, 1 onion, a clove a garlic all for under $5, then get a whole chicken $5 and snag a salt and pepper packet from the McDonalds on the way out.
Literally had this argument today with someone earlier. Explained to them that eating healthy food is actually much cheaper and what you end up doing if you are actually poor...
Their weak ass counterpoint was that poor people are too exhausted from working to cook and clean.
In America, our "poor" people are fat.
They muddy the waters on this point by saying that "Unhealthy food is cheap, causing obesity in poor people."
Completely ignores that our inexpensive food is laden with calories.
They also ignore the fact you can buy a dozen carrots, 1 lb of snap beans, 1 onion, a clove a garlic all for under $5, then get a whole chicken $5 and snag a salt and pepper packet from the McDonalds on the way out.
Literally had this argument today with someone earlier. Explained to them that eating healthy food is actually much cheaper and what you end up doing if you are actually poor...
Their weak ass counterpoint was that poor people are too exhausted from working to cook and clean.