OT: The Rich Get Richer?

The restaurant industry is the "new" Dot.com enterprise in the U.S. Fast food is everywhere and on every block. Santa Barbara has $90 burgers. Las Vegas $2.99 buffets are long gone in favor of popular chef's and expensive dining. I about fell out of my chair at a local restaurant when I saw some beef dinner for $139 (served 4 people though) printed first on their menu. Then you have some remote "French Laundry" in Yountville, CA that charges a flat rate of about $250 per person for lunch or dinner (less drinks).

And I thought $5 for a cup of coffee was bad. Even $1.50 for a bottle of water seemed insane. Now we have $40 "Designer Water" in a bottle.

Aside, I recall McDonald's 15 cent hamburgers and 19 cent cheeseburgers when they first started. I didn't notice that many overweight people back then in the 60's when they began to branch out. However, when the Mexican fast food entered the scene, it seemed American's weight began to climb. The guy that weighed over 1250 pounds (he's since lost 750 pounds) in Mexico City made me wonder if Mexican food is more fattening overall than either Chinese or American FF (i.e. burgers and/or sandwiches).

B~

If I had the money to burn I would buy that burger. Personally I like mine on a toasted bagel.

"If," being the key word. Probelm is that you are nothing more than a peasent. Maybe one day you will get to make the burger.

You are probably correct but if that day did come that I would make the burger for someone who can afford it I would be doing doing so with pride, much opposite of those who are full of class envy. You know what they would be doing to that burger...

I think that would depend how much you were being paid to appease the rich. You see, there is respect and dignity, and then there is straight up brown nosing.

I don't mind there being someone who can afford or would buy a 175 dollar burger. I do think the guy making it should recieve a reasonable and respectable wage.

"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" wrote in news:xuLYj.6833$HJ5.324 @trnddc01:

poor get poorer...9 out of 10 will be paid for on a corporate cc and the costs passed on to the consumer of their prouduct...most likely bankers...

"badgolferman" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.mixmin.net:

if I had money to burn I wouldn't spend it on food...I'd rather use it to light a big Bambu =8-)

"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" wrote in news:qCMYj.24201 $_g.2617@trnddc07:

I'll make it...can I add a loogie for flavor? peasants cook you dinner often I'm guessing...about 3 loogies a month for you is my estimate...

"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" wrote in news:uYMYj.6845$HJ5.720@trnddc01:

those $1000 tips is what make me smile...then you could eat loogie free...

Do they serve cat pooh tea there? That's quite the rage in some places.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Bill Putney wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

no...but I'll bet they serve Kopi Luwak...