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To: Steely Tom

I recall (decades ago) a story of a USSR refugee having a breakdown in the cereal aisle of a US grocery store. She couldn’t fathom the existence of so many brands/kinds/choices of mere breakfast cereal.

Recently I counted the number of different kinds of marshmallows at Walmart.
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6 posted on 08/23/2016 3:16:12 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If anyone will not listen to your words, shake the dust from your feet and leave them." - Jesus)
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To: ctdonath2
I recall (decades ago) a story of a USSR refugee having a breakdown in the cereal aisle of a US grocery store. She couldn’t fathom the existence of so many brands/kinds/choices of mere breakfast cereal.

Years ago, a good friend had a relative visit from Latvia. We went to the supermarket together, on her first day here. When we walked into the produce area (at Wegmans) she asked, "Is it like this all the time?"

With Socialism, people wait for bread. With Capitalism, bread waits for people.

9 posted on 08/23/2016 3:22:36 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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