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October 21st 06, 03:55 PM
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Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in most
other nations. I believe America is the only society in human history to have a documented obesity problem amongst the "poor". -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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October 21st 06, 04:38 PM
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in most other nations. I believe America is the only society in human history to have a documented obesity problem amongst the "poor". I believe that's more a factor of junkfood/couch potatoes. I do believe that America is the only society in human history to have a "Leisure Class" at the bottom of the economic scale.
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October 21st 06, 05:32 PM
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Matt Barrow wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in most other nations. I believe America is the only society in human history to have a documented obesity problem amongst the "poor". I believe that's more a factor of junkfood/couch potatoes. I think your sentence makes Jay's point perfectly: How many truly poor people in other countries have junk food and/or a couch upon which they can "spud out?" I do believe that America is the only society in human history to have a "Leisure Class" at the bottom of the economic scale. Only because the system has made many of them decide to abdicate to the federal trough and give up any desire to make their lives better. Jay B
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October 21st 06, 11:42 PM
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"Matt Barrow" posted the exciting message
: "Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... Our "poor" live like (or even better than) the middle to upper class in most other nations. I believe America is the only society in human history to have a documented obesity problem amongst the "poor". I believe that's more a factor of junkfood/couch potatoes. I do believe that America is the only society in human history to have a "Leisure Class" at the bottom of the economic scale. There's something to be said about this. I've always thought that inner cities wouldn't have a graffitti problem or a drug problem if they were hungry. Providing the food safety net is admirable, but it means people who don't have a lot to do are now at least fed well enough. So they find things to do with their idle time. Tim
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