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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 10:13 am
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
... But I think the segment of the population we're talking about here, the folks that are having to make hard decisions about where to spend their budget of $15 for dinner, this time is money thing simply isn't true. Are they tired? Absolutely. Do they perhaps not want to put in the effort to cook? Sure. But that doesn't mean their time is money, it just means they have different preferences and priorities, which is fine.
What would be more useful than speculation would be to actually ask low-income folks these questions and get some real data. @:-)
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