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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by chasebank on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:43AM (#27246995)
I see this everyday at a local bodega. I watched a poor family essentially grocery shop at the corner store. Toilet paper, chips, soda, canned food, etc. Their bill was over $100. I could get 3x the items, at higher quality with a trip to Costco for the same amount of money.
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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by selectodude on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:02PM (#27247782)
But that first trip to Costco would cost them $160 and they can't go without $60 worth of food for a week in order to save up. Being poor is incredibly expensive.
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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by chasebank on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:46PM (#27248198)
Yes, that is the point I was making in reference to the OP.
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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by rejectedandsad on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:46PM (#27248192)
Yup - and it makes the fact that there are a lot of wealthy liberals that lionize bodegas for their “authenticity” even more gross.
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