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lower middle class and struggling people can't afford to eat well and don't have the time to cook. this probably won't change for another 30 years. sadly, most will probably die before this problem is fully addressed.

don't worry, all the rich educated people already know exactly what the deal is. just take a look at any expensive restaurant menu or high end supermarket in california, texas, new york, etc.

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From what I've seen, most simply don't have the desire to eat well, nor learn how to do so affordably. Sure, they cannot eat grass-fed beef with sweet potatoes, wild mushrooms, and asparagus, but they can eat rice, microwaved green peas and a couple eggs with hot sauce, and still have a nutritionally complete meal. Cheaper and faster than any fastfood. McDonald's arguably tastes better, though.

Nope. You can eat healthy even if you're poor; it's just more boring and repetitive. Most of what I know about nutrition and cooking I learned in high school, which was a) long ago and b) nothing fancy by American standards. I make a fuss about this stuff because I've got a lot of experience of being poor and I'm keenly aware of the tricky challenges of making food choices when you have very little money.

I'd ask for a refund on that snide tone if I were you, it's not helping your argument.

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