Re:Why are we still working this hard?
by insane_dreamer on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:57PM
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> food used to take 10% of our hours, now it takes .6%, etc. etc.
on average, in the US, food consumes 13% of annual household expenses [0]
in our household it's higher than that, because in order to buy primarily healthy food, it costs a lot more than the average shopper spends, and it's more expensive than it used to be
on average, in the US, food consumes 13% of annual household expenses [0]
in our household it's higher than that, because in order to buy primarily healthy food, it costs a lot more than the average shopper spends, and it's more expensive than it used to be
[0] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm