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That's a quirky but fun graph. Entertaining to compare the portion spent on, say, flour or frozen juice concentrate to, say, women's suits & separates or Gardening & lawncare.
"There is some ontological doubt as to whether it may even be possible in principle to nail down these things in the universe we're given to study." --text msg from my kid
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." --Frederick Douglass
The health care section looks screwy to me. So little for health insurance? So much for doctors, prescriptions, dentists, glasses, hospital, etc? In a typical year I spend zero for hospital services. Heck, in a typical decade I spend zero for hospital services. I'm spending three times as much for insurance as that graph indicates.
"There is some ontological doubt as to whether it may even be possible in principle to nail down these things in the universe we're given to study." --text msg from my kid
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." --Frederick Douglass
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