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A Progressive Approach to Buying Groceries

Would you approve of this approach to buying groceries?

  • Yes, it's a good idea.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    8

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We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?
 
Is a grocery store the same as a government? If not, it's a stupid question.
 
Is a grocery store the same as a government? If not, it's a stupid question.

Well, if you would agree that it's a good idea, the government would have to be part of it. If you think it's a stupid question, then feel free to not return to the thread.
 
Well, if you would agree that it's a good idea, the government would have to be part of it. If you think it's a stupid question, then feel free to not return to the thread.

There is nothing wrong with pointing out the huge, gaping, massive, insane problems with poll questions. Your little trap poll relies on two things that are different being the same. This is Glenn Beck style piss poor logic.
 
There is nothing wrong with pointing out the huge, gaping, massive, insane problems with poll questions. Your little trap poll relies on two things that are different being the same. This is Glenn Beck style piss poor logic.

There is no "trap". If you don't think it's a good idea, say so. If you do, say so. What's the trap?
 
There is no "trap". If you don't think it's a good idea, say so. If you do, say so. What's the trap?

Of course it is, someone will say no, and then you or someone else will say then why are you for a progressive tax!!!! It's ridiculous.
 
Of course it is, someone will say no, and then you or someone else will say then why are you for a progressive tax!!!! It's ridiculous.

Um....no. Those are two different things.
 
Who wants to take their ledger grocery shopping with them? Not me.
 
We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?

Um....no. Those are two different things.

Wait what? You specifically compare them, and then say they are not the same thing. If they are not the same thing, you can logically expect them to be handled differently. This is not rocket surgery.
 
We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?

That is pretty much how the system works right now. If you make a lot of money, then you get to buy the expensive organic milk that is antibiotic free. If you make moderate money then you get regular priced milk. If you make no money, then you get milk from a food bank for free.
 
Wait what? You specifically compare them, and then say they are not the same thing. If they are not the same thing, you can logically expect them to be handled differently. This is not rocket surgery.

:sigh:

They aren't the same thing, obviously. Income taxes are paid to benefit the entire population and groceries are just for you and your family. However, it's a similar concept as the progressive income tax. I'm merely asking if you would agree to that "progressive" concept being expanded to paying for groceries. Should people who make more pay more?

Again, if you really aren't interested in the question, then let those of us who are discuss it.
 
How else do you make a budget with groceries?
I take a piece of paper and a pen every single time I go grocery shopping.
Feel lost without it.

Dammit, another way we are alike. I allow myself two impulse buys at the grocery store, everything else has to be on the list. Admittedly, sometimes those impulse buys are large, but it's the thought that counts, or so I tell myself.
 
That is pretty much how the system works right now. If you make a lot of money, then you get to buy the expensive organic milk that is antibiotic free. If you make moderate money then you get regular priced milk. If you make no money, then you get milk from a food bank for free.

I make good money and buy the cheapest brands most of the time. My question was should people who make more pay more no matter if they choose the organic milk or the off-brand milk.
 
:sigh:

They aren't the same thing, obviously. Income taxes are paid to benefit the entire population and groceries are just for you and your family. However, it's a similar concept as the progressive income tax. I'm merely asking if you would agree to that "progressive" concept being expanded to paying for groceries. Should people who make more pay more?

Again, if you really aren't interested in the question, then let those of us who are discuss it.

No it is not similar. It's completely different. The government serves a completely different purpose than a grocery store. Taxes are for a completely different reason than prices on items at a grocery store. Income taxes are not to directly buy goods and services.

I am directly addressing your question. Not in the way you want, but that is a risk we all take when we post a poll. You would have a legitimate complaint if I was off topic, but I am exactly on topic.
 
Dammit, another way we are alike. I allow myself two impulse buys at the grocery store, everything else has to be on the list. Admittedly, sometimes those impulse buys are large, but it's the thought that counts, or so I tell myself.

:lol:

My wife makes a general list, I apply a fixed dollar amount to the total budget and round up all prices to make sure I don't blow it.

Chocolate pudding is a cheap impulse buy, like $1-2 at Ingles.
 
:lol:

My wife makes a general list, I apply a fixed dollar amount to the total budget and round up all prices to make sure I don't blow it.

Chocolate pudding is a cheap impulse buy, like $1-2 at Ingles.

I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart(sue me, it is cheaper), so my impulse buys can be 100 or more.
 
If you make a lot of money, then you get to buy the expensive organic milk that is antibiotic free. If you make moderate money then you get regular priced milk. If you make no money, then you get milk from a food bank for free.

Nah. People can prioritize. Let's examine a simple food item, potatoes.

Buying potatoes as potato chips costs around $6/pound
Buying organic potatoes costs around $2/pound


Which one do you think most poor people buy?
 
Going into walmart and seeing the employees (and many of the customers) is like going to a circus freak show. And the check-out lines are huge.

Just sayin
 
I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart(sue me, it is cheaper), so my impulse buys can be 100 or more.

Don't wander into the electronics section, bad things can happen :lol:
 
We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?

This already exists in our society. It's called:

Are you ready for this... Been around for decades...

FOOD STAMPS!!!

Beyond that OP, I'll say it too, to raise the price of an item just because an individual makes more than another individual is stupid. The reason that some people make more than others is they earned it. That means they actually get up everyday, go to work, they studied, they set goals for themselves and met those goals.

Those people have other things they want to spend their hard earned money on than inflated grocerty prices. This is not progressive pricing. This is not progressive groceries, this is not progressive anything. It's called socialism.

Tell ya what Opiette, I'll make ya a deal.

You go out and make $100,000.00 this year. I'll sit at home and twiddle my thumbs on webcam andearn $10,000.00 this year. But, at the end of the year I want you to bring me $55,000.00 cash just so I have the same exact buying power as you.

I dare you to say that's not what your saying. I triple dog dare you.
 
We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?

I think a better analogy is paying Safeway 50% of your income regardless of whether or not you shop there. Customers can then go to Safeway and take standard issue items, like a food bank.

The value of the groceries anyone leaves with would be about 20% at the most, because Safeway is unionized and has political campaigns to fund with the remaining 30%.
 
We all know about the progressive income tax - the more you make, the more you pay. Would you support that idea at the grocery store as well? If you make over a certain amount, you have to pay an inflated price for your gallon of milk. If you make under a certain amount, you get the gallon of milk for free or for very little money.

Would this work in our society? Would you approve of it?

No, because it would be overly complicated. I would hate to have to take my tax information with me whenever I went grocery shopping.
 
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