Eating Money: The Stomach and the Purse
Source: Tom Dispatch
Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
— The Gospel According to Matthew
It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.
— Cato the Elder
In both the periodical and tabloid press these days, the discussion tends to dwell on the bread alone — its scarcity or abundance, its price, provenance, authenticity, presentation, calorie count, social status, political agenda, and carbon footprint. The celebrity guest on camera with Rachael Ray or an Iron Chef, the missing ingredient in the recipes for five-star environmental collapse.