tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post115553446099030691..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: Shut up Sue Kedgley*Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-19917384476466605702007-07-10T00:41:00.000+12:002007-07-10T00:41:00.000+12:00People choosing to buy fast food is not a matter o...People choosing to buy fast food is not a matter of economy. It is cheaper to buy healthier food at the supermarket (and yes, even food that can be prepared relatively quickly!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1155987426516472742006-08-19T23:37:00.000+12:002006-08-19T23:37:00.000+12:00"the only reason people living in poverty eat the ..."the only reason people living in poverty eat the way they do is because they're ignorant". That is true, and it appears that ignorance is rather widespread. Eating healthy food costs less. Ignorance, lack of will, and laziness are the primary causes of poor eating - affects both the rich and the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1155981264119489292006-08-19T21:54:00.000+12:002006-08-19T21:54:00.000+12:00Maia, are you saying that good wholesome food is t...Maia, are you saying that good wholesome food is too expensive for people on tight budgets?<BR/><BR/>If so, I disagree.<BR/><BR/>Even on a limited budget one can still buy nutritious food. Vegetables don't need to be "organic" to provide value.<BR/><BR/>Even good old cornflakes and rice bubbles is cheaper and healthier than slabs of toasted white bread with jam for brekkie, or the $5 per box sugar-fest cereals.<BR/><BR/>Fresh fish from Pak n Save, grilled with a touch of butter and a side order of broccoli (cheap at the moment) is far more healthy than deep fried fish and chips, and about the same cost.<BR/><BR/>I see some very poor food choices in the shopping trolleys ahead of me, and their grocery bill is pretty much similar to mine.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1155628885138402502006-08-15T20:01:00.000+12:002006-08-15T20:01:00.000+12:00Policy requires people to make some assumptions ab...Policy requires people to make some assumptions about what the citizens want. <BR/>Sometimes the government will make assumptions based on the idea that people want to live longer and have less of certain types of health problem. Then make a call on what group is most at risk.<BR/>Other times they may just work to deliver what we want directly e.g. to be skinny and tall and tanned skin or whatever.<BR/>The problem is that if you make no calls at all then you end up ambivalent to everything.Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1155595193238316952006-08-15T10:39:00.000+12:002006-08-15T10:39:00.000+12:00That's good to know - I've always been a little bi...That's good to know - I've always been a little bit nervous of requesting my SIS file - what if there was nothing in it? I'd feel like I didn't exist.<BR/><BR/>(this is my sarcastic voice, for the slow).Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1155594963444154672006-08-15T10:36:00.000+12:002006-08-15T10:36:00.000+12:00Maia - I have friends who work at the Dom Post & c...Maia - I have friends who work at the Dom Post & can confirn that it a right wing plot to piss you off. you blog is top of the list with the state security services - they are watching you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com