I Don't Like Chili,: a Food With a Cold Name and a Hot Flavour.

 Or so I thought; maybe because I'd never tried it.

Then I discovered Trader Joe's vegetarian "Harvest Chili".

Pretty durn good


Woe is me.  I discovered that it's a seasonal offering, and no longer available.

When I found this out my first instinct was to sit on the floor and stamp my feet.  Then I remembered that Zion was in the car.  (windows open, shady spot, 8:00 a.m.)  so it wasn't worth the risk of being carried out in a straight jacket. Prudence encouraged me to be patient until the autumn.

Then, even though I am no fan of fast food, I discovered that Wendy's has a delicious chili.


Small but sufficient serving for the princely sum of $2.78. A more than adequate lunch.

But truth to tell  there is a hidden cost for fast food inexpensive food.   It is the workers who pay that price,  The average (2021)  wage for for front line workers at Wendy's is $9 per hour.

That's a bit above the U.S.A. minimum wage, but it is way short of a living wage. 

There is scarcely a living soul in the U.S.A. who could pay rent, feed the children, run a car (essential given the lack of  public transportation), buy clothing, purchase health insurance   -   the list goes on - on a monthly pay of about $1500.  

That's the most that a front line worker at Wendy's (and other similar fast food joints) could hope to make, (even if a forty hour week was available).


My inexpensive fast food is subsidised by underpaid workers.


 

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