[POLITICS?] Re: Chicken Choices, income issues, and the like

[Guest guest]

First,

It appears this thread is full of lively and well thought out

comments. The fact that most American's are living paycheck to

paycheck is really irrelevant to the discussion. They are doing so

usually because they are selfish and foolish. We can't make excuses

for our society's blatant hedonism and materialism.

Second, while it is true that some people really don't have

the money or resources to buy quality stuff, that is usually not the

case. For instance our church sits in the middle of the one of the

poorest areas of our city (actual, I think it is one of the poorest

areas in the nation). Yet, I see these " poor " families with dish TV,

cel phones, etc... again, not saying all families/people find

themeselves here... middle class, lower class, etc... our whole nation

is wantonly indulged like a 6 year old who already has too many toys

yet keeps asking for more.

One link that may interest a number of you is searching for " building

life on $25 and a gym bag... " It is a very interesting take on the

whole issue. Don't think it is the whole story, but worth pondering.

We had a family in our group who was making $500 per week with 2 kids,

with the dad working two jobs close to 60 hours per week. Yet, they

purchased more local, quality stuff than almost anyone else in our

group. But they were really good stewards in the home... she made

cleaners, their own toothpaste, etc...

So, beyond just food, there are a number of things we can do to help

those with the least resources have more and with the more then direct

that to local farms, etc...

Lou