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2 posted on 05/16/2009 7:41:35 AM PDT by Publius (Sex is the manifestation of God's wicked sense of humor.)

“Where are Third World standards encroaching on our current infrastructure? “

Bridges.

3 posted on 05/16/2009 7:49:31 AM PDT by patton (Oligarchy is an absorbing state in the Markov process we find ourselves in. Sigh.)

Where are Third World standards encroaching on our current infrastructure?

How about food production and distribution? It isn't so much third world as like shopping in the old Soviet Union. When I was a kid, you could get great cuts of delicious meat at the local butcher, bread and yummy donuts at the bakery, milk and cheese at the dairy - and this was in western PA.

There were also supermarkets springing up - bright and shiny with packed shelves and plenty of bargains. Eventually there were so many supermarkets, the little butchers and bakers and dairy stores disappeared.

It's been gradual, but I see supermarkets declining. The shelves are packed with boxes of processed stuff, but try to find a decent cut of meat, produce that doesn't look like crap or cheese that doesn't taste like plastic. Often things sell out and it is many days before it's restocked, or the products are way past their expiration date. I often have to go to multiple stores just to get all the groceries on my list. The stores seem dirty and there's never anyone who can answer a question (and you don't want to even see the people packaging meat in back or you won't want to touch the stuff!). I don't remember it being this way even 20 years ago. Is it just me, or is something happening to our food distribution?

36 posted on 05/16/2009 3:56:46 PM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))

“Where are Third World standards encroaching on our current infrastructure?”

The Main Stream Media!!!!!!

52 posted on 05/17/2009 1:22:55 PM PDT by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)

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