Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
- bluehenbillk
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Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
So I goto the supermarket Sunday morning.
Apples (all grown domestically) range from $1.99 to $3.49/lb.
Bananas (all foreign) sell for $0.59/lb.
Do we subsidize apple farmers? Cost to grow fruit greater in America vs elsewhere? What gives?
Apples (all grown domestically) range from $1.99 to $3.49/lb.
Bananas (all foreign) sell for $0.59/lb.
Do we subsidize apple farmers? Cost to grow fruit greater in America vs elsewhere? What gives?
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
Apples are grown by people from Washington. How will they afford Google Glass, a gluten-free diet, and other hipster douchebaggery if we pay them like Guatemalans?
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
Weed. You forget to mention how they will afford weed.93henfan wrote:Apples are grown by people from Washington. How will they afford Google Glass, a gluten-free diet, and other hipster douchebaggery if we pay them like Guatemalans?
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
That can be placed under the hipster douchebaggery umbrella.Ibanez wrote:Weed. You forget to mention how they will afford weed.93henfan wrote:Apples are grown by people from Washington. How will they afford Google Glass, a gluten-free diet, and other hipster douchebaggery if we pay them like Guatemalans?
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
They do pay the people who harvest them like Guatemalans, because they are Guatemalans, and Mexicans. You really think a hipster from Seattle would last a day in the apple orchards?93henfan wrote:Apples are grown by people from Washington. How will they afford Google Glass, a gluten-free diet, and other hipster douchebaggery if we pay them like Guatemalans?
Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
No. I saw how long Morgan Spurlock lasted.Grizalltheway wrote:They do pay the people who harvest them like Guatemalans, because they are Guatemalans, and Mexicans. You really think a hipster from Seattle would last a day in the apple orchards?93henfan wrote:Apples are grown by people from Washington. How will they afford Google Glass, a gluten-free diet, and other hipster douchebaggery if we pay them like Guatemalans?
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
All of these.93henfan wrote:That can be placed under the hipster douchebaggery umbrella.Ibanez wrote: Weed. You forget to mention how they will afford weed.
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
bluehenbillk wrote:So I goto the supermarket Sunday morning.
Apples (all grown domestically) range from $1.99 to $3.49/lb.
Bananas (all foreign) sell for $0.59/lb.
Do we subsidize apple farmers? Cost to grow fruit greater in America vs elsewhere? What gives?
Apples are not in season. Bananas are. The apples you are eating now were harvested in October.
Bananas are also much easier to grow/harvest.
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
Apples are always a lot more expensive than bananas are. May be a good reason for this but just wanted to let you know.dbackjon wrote:bluehenbillk wrote:So I goto the supermarket Sunday morning.
Apples (all grown domestically) range from $1.99 to $3.49/lb.
Bananas (all foreign) sell for $0.59/lb.
Do we subsidize apple farmers? Cost to grow fruit greater in America vs elsewhere? What gives?
Apples are not in season. Bananas are. The apples you are eating now were harvested in October.
Bananas are also much easier to grow/harvest.
Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
Fruitist.dbackjon wrote:bluehenbillk wrote:So I goto the supermarket Sunday morning.
Apples (all grown domestically) range from $1.99 to $3.49/lb.
Bananas (all foreign) sell for $0.59/lb.
Do we subsidize apple farmers? Cost to grow fruit greater in America vs elsewhere? What gives?
Apples are not in season. Bananas are. The apples you are eating now were harvested in October.
Bananas are also much easier to grow/harvest.
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Re: Grocery Shopping Parallel to American Economy
tribe_pride wrote:Apples are always a lot more expensive than bananas are. May be a good reason for this but just wanted to let you know.dbackjon wrote:
Apples are not in season. Bananas are. The apples you are eating now were harvested in October.
Bananas are also much easier to grow/harvest.
hence the second part of my post



