http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12858 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:13:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12858/comment-page-1#comment-59452 Quiana Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:43:16 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12858#comment-59452 I read in the NYT that we spend an average of 20% of our income on transportation. I wonder if the changes in how we produce our food has brought about the extra income to allow this kind of spending. If we paid real wages to farm workers etc. to increase food costs to their actual level would we still spend 20% of our income on transportation, or could we not afford it? I read in the NYT that we spend an average of 20% of our income on transportation.
I wonder if the changes in how we produce our food has brought about the extra income to allow this kind of spending.
If we paid real wages to farm workers etc. to increase food costs to their actual level would we still spend 20% of our income on transportation, or could we not afford it?

]]> http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12858/comment-page-1#comment-59390 Annette Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:46:15 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12858#comment-59390 "The Iraq War has cost the average American family over $16000 since the war began." S***. This makes me mad. I want my money back! And it has cost too many familes much more than $$. Too sad. I will now get off my soap box. “The Iraq War has cost the average American family over $16000 since the war began.”
S***. This makes me mad. I want my money back! And it has cost too many familes much more than $$. Too sad.
I will now get off my soap box.

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