A lot of people are working a lot harder than they used to, and making a lot less, in real terms, than they used to. From Good Citizen at thegoodcitizen.live:
It’s the Gosplan, can you gig it?
“I’ll be your cashier whenever you’re ready.”
She brings your food, tosses the oversized plate with enough calories to feed a small landscaping crew in front of you, and reaches into her apron to grab the check, and before you’ve even had a chance to grasp your napkin or silverware she says in that obnoxious voice specific only to the American food service industry where customer service is a disingenuous performance for greenback gratuity: “I’ll be your cashier whenever you’re ready.”
The food might be cold, it might even be worms and crickets for all you know, but there it is, the check on the table before you’ve even tasted the food. The server wants you to vacuum up your plate and be on your way. There will be no room for dessert and she knows it, but it won’t stop her from pretending she doesn’t if you do finally finish and still asking if you’ve left any.
Between the mountain of food and whatever you manage to put away from its hillsides, she will come by no less than four times to ask how things are going, refilling your drinks as often as possible to keep you full, but she just wants to make sure you eat faster so that you can be on your way after you pay her the now customary 25% tip she’s expecting.
When your ass is finally gone that table will be recycled before you even get to your car in the parking lot where you’ll sit and open a belt loop and exhale that deep exhale of exhaustion that comes from eating too much shit too quickly.
But, but, but, Jellin’ with Janet Yellin said economy uber alles?
What you mean inflation?
Inflation is a construct of the white male patriarchy and we have plenty of printing presses.
I think we’re going to need a bigger wheelbarrow.
After a terrifying health experience that I escaped with somewhat minimal damage (Thank You God) from eating too much of that Frankenfood it turns my stomach to even smell it.
If you are on the road stop by a grocery deli for some chicken or pork or a Wally CCP-Mart produce aisle but whatever you do, do not eat the glop and slop choke and puke synthetic food.
Now 150lbs. lighter in six years and off all sickcare meds just from avoiding it and watching portions with daily exercise, mainly walking several times.
It is shocking the amount of food people mound up on a plate and they aren’t working at an oil rig, landscape or construction, jobs where you need such calories.