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I don't know what a loaf of bread costs; and I buy some every week.

That's a silly question designed to make someone appear out of touch.
Fact about bread is this: Unless you're buying some crazy kind of premium bread, you know you can afford it, so who cares what it costs?

When I look at bread, I wander down the isle looking for the kind I want (this time). Occasionally I see some flagged as on SALE, so maybe I look. But, I don't remember what it says, only long enough to maybe compare that price to another of the same type. Then I get the cheaper one. But I couldn't really care less. Bread I know I can afford.

A leader has to know his people's daily struggles to lead. The problems of a country are not seperate or above the people of said country.

Knowing that my HMO costs X dollars a week, and still doesn't seem to pay for shit. Yeah, that's a better question to ask the politico.

So the question to the politico is:
Do you have any idea what a family might pay for healthcare? Any idea what paying co-pays on top of that is like? Do you know that even though you pay the HMOs every check, you still end up arguing with them over what they do, and don't cover?

Unfortunately, questions that make good headlines are all media is out for. How stupid can I make this guy look?

For cyring out loud, I don't give a shit if the guy misspells "potato." I'd rather know if he can help explain/change why Ford spends more on healthcare costs per car it builds than STEEL. (that's true, last year healthcare costs (for its workforce)/vehicle rose higher than the cost of the steel to make the vehicle.)

Silly questions only create more apathy among the American public, because they DO see through them.

To wrangle that all back to the point:
Yup, I'd like the leader of my country to be in touch with my life.

I don't need a King, I need a civil servant.

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