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Originally Posted by rahl
The families who eat hot dogs and mac and cheese for every meal are making a concsious choice to do so. for the price of a pack of hot dogs and mac and cheese you could buy trimmed turkey breasts and broccoli. It's a choice nothing more.
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A box of mac & cheese (Kraft Dinner, say) made with a water (or a bit of milk if you're feeling sassy) and cheap margarine makes 4 servings at a very low cost. I imagine it would be around $1 or so. How much turkey breast and bread can you buy for $1? The last time I checked, turkey hot dogs were far cheaper than turkey breast meat, pound for pound. What do you buy when you're down to you last $5? I think canned peas are cheaper than fresh broccoli. And kids tend to like them better too.
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As to trimming other govn't spending to pay for health reform that would be fine, and that is what they should do, but they won't. Once the govn't starts spending it's not going to cut back.
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That's the problem. But you still deal with it.
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 12-30-2009 at 12:20 PM..
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