It does sound like our food prices are comparable and those are good ideas. And I get your point that it can be done. I still think there's something wrong, though, when, generally, it's cheaper to eat crap than real food. It used to be the opposite. Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
Large scale production using mediocre quality materials and min wage labor is just cheap (and easy for the buggers lining up).