http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=03&year=2008&base_name=meat_should_not_be_cheap
"Good food *SHOULD* cost money".
Yes, to people who think that poorer human beings are
no better than animals.
Corn subsidies may or may not be a net gain for us ( I
fearfully fear they are ), but the lack of understanding
represented by this is appalling. It illustrates that
there is a class of people who do not properly comprehend
the meanings of these things, and that think that some
sort of "moral" position looks suspiciously like a
consumer good.
As WalMart creates the perception of value, Whole
Foods creates the perception of quality. You have
to watch them both. The differences are less than
some would like.
Obesity or not, that people spend less in labor year
by year to stay alive is a triumph over one of Mankind's
greatest challenges. It is sad that there are people
who think of that as a failure.
--
Les Cargill
