UNCOMMON CENTS 56

WHY DO 50 MILLION AMERICANS A DAY PATRONIZE MCDONALD'S? THOUGH ONLY 1/6TH OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT SMALL CHILDREN AND HOME BODIED NERDS ARE EXCLUDED. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY TO THE SAVINGS RATE, 48 BILLION DOLLARS IS RACKED UP EACH YEAR BY MCDONALD'S, BURGER KING AND STARBUCKS TOGETHER FOR BREAKFAST FARE. AGAIN, SMALL CHILDREN WITHOUT PURCHASING POWER AND HOME BODIED NERDS WITH SOME SEMBLANCE OF RESIDUAL BRAIN POWER ARE EXCLUDED. SNACKING ON FAST FOOD REMAINS LEGAL, BUT HOW CLOSE TO WRONG IS IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR THAT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE TWIN VALUES OF PROPER NUTRITION AND SAVING MONEY? ARE AMERICANS TOO BUSY, SPOILED OR UNORGANIZED TO PREPARE A DECENT BREAKFAST AT HOME? A BOWL OF OATMEAL ALONE OR PAIRED WITH A PREFERRED FRUIT, TOAST OR SAUSAGE AND A HOT DRINK WOULD COST LESS THAN A BUCK.

OF COURSE, FEEDING OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN CARELESSLY RESEMBLES OUR CONGRESS FEASTING ON PORK, SPECIAL INTEREST EARMARKS FOR MEMBERS TO SPEND ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS, TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 62 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THEY KNOW IT'S NOT ILLEGAL WHEN THEY SNEAK THIS WASTE INTO SPENDING BILLS. BUT IS IT MORAL? WE AMERICANS SHOULD ALSO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A MORAL WAY TO EXPEND OUR INCOMES. THERE'S AN ETHICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OCCASIONAL TREAT OF AN 'INSTITUTIONAL', 'FRANCHISED,' CONVENIENT OR FAST FOOD EXPERIENCE AND A HABIT.

HINT: BAD HABITS DIE HARD. BETTER TO AVOID THE HABIT AND EAT AT HOME.