The Poojer Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 $1.50/day sounds like lentils or beans and rice to me http://tiny.iavian.net/wk2
Nanker Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Tea, eggs, pasta are pretty cheap too. Maybe grab a veggie or two. Nice concept, especially considering he'd blow the entire five day allowance on a Venti mocha-chinno latte with a shot of hazelnut syrup on day #6.
The Poojer Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 i have no problem with Affleck making this symbolic move, he seems like a fairly down to earth guy and if he causes a few people to realize that that is exactly how people live 365/year maybe it will cause some action from the rank and file of the world. And you are right, a dozen eggs, couple bags of rice and dried beans/legumes and some veggies...hell i have eaten like that by choice because i love rice and beans...but like Sage found out...it gets old after a while... Tea, eggs, pasta are pretty cheap too. Maybe grab a veggie or two. Nice concept, especially considering he'd blow the entire five day allowance on a Venti mocha-chinno latte with a shot of hazelnut syrup on day #6.
mrags Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 It's 5 days right? Hell, people can go without eating for 5 days. Nothing to see here.
The Poojer Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 Could/Would you do it? He's at least making the effort. Not sure I could/would It's 5 days right? Hell, people can go without eating for 5 days. Nothing to see here.
mrags Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Could/Would you do it? He's at least making the effort. Not sure I could/would could I? Yes. Would I? Absolutely not. I am a firm believer in gluttony.
Chef Jim Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I'd really like to know who lives in $1.50 a day? I think it's safe to say that no one, at least in this country, lives in that little money and if they do they're clueless. The person living under a bridge can collect a hell of a lot more than that just standing in a corner with a cup. I'd rather see him get his hands dirty and spend a year in Africa building homes, planting, growing and harvesting food. But that would require him coming out if his ivory tower. $1.50 a day....oy. How much is your mortgage Ben? Oh, have I mentioned recently how much I despise actors?
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I knew it would catch on. Just had to give it some time. It's a nice gesture, but 5 days is nothing. Buy a loaf of bread, jar of peanut butter, 5 bananas and a carton of eggs for $7 total and you're set.
PromoTheRobot Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I'd really like to know who lives in $1.50 a day? I think it's safe to say that no one, at least in this country, lives in that little money and if they do they're clueless. The person living under a bridge can collect a hell of a lot more than that just standing in a corner with a cup. I'd rather see him get his hands dirty and spend a year in Africa building homes, planting, growing and harvesting food. But that would require him coming out if his ivory tower. $1.50 a day....oy. How much is your mortgage Ben? Oh, have I mentioned recently how much I despise actors? I challenge you to stand with your cup on a SF street and see what you collect. PTR
mrags Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I knew it would catch on. Just had to give it some time. It's a nice gesture, but 5 days is nothing. Buy a loaf of bread, jar of peanut butter, 5 bananas and a carton of eggs for $7 total and you're set. hell, a giant pack of Ramen Noodles will do it too. In fact it sounds very much like college. I challenge you to stand with your cup on a SF street and see what you collect. PTR when I lived in Vegas I remember a guy that was always on the exit ramp from the highway into the strip right near Mandalay Bay and New York New York. The news did a special on him and came to the conclusion that he earned over $80k a year begging for change on the exit ramp of the highway.
DC Tom Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 hell, a giant pack of Ramen Noodles will do it too. In fact it sounds very much like college. when I lived in Vegas I remember a guy that was always on the exit ramp from the highway into the strip right near Mandalay Bay and New York New York. The news did a special on him and came to the conclusion that he earned over $80k a year begging for change on the exit ramp of the highway. The average $50-60k in this area.
PromoTheRobot Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 The average $50-60k in this area. Is there evidence of this or is it just an anecdote people tell each other so we don't feel guilty? Somehow I doubt panhandlers are making more than 60% of working Americans.
DC Tom Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I'd really like to know who lives in $1.50 a day? I think it's safe to say that no one, at least in this country, lives in that little money and if they do they're clueless. The person living under a bridge can collect a hell of a lot more than that just standing in a corner with a cup. I'd rather see him get his hands dirty and spend a year in Africa building homes, planting, growing and harvesting food. But that would require him coming out if his ivory tower. $1.50 a day....oy. How much is your mortgage Ben? Oh, have I mentioned recently how much I despise actors? Not to mention that it's based on a false equivalence - $1.50 a day in a consumer economy like the US is vastly different from $1.50 a day in a subsistence economy. Even more so when you consider that countries with per capita income that low tend to have serious structural problems as well. Living on $1.50 a day ANYWHERE for a week in the US is completely different from living on $1.50 a day in Mozambique for a year. Is there evidence of this or is it just an anecdote people tell each other so we don't feel guilty? Somehow I doubt panhandlers are making more than 60% of working Americans. There've been studies in the papers here. And it's not tough to to a back-of-the-envelope calculation to demonstrate it, either: at one light I pass through to get to work, there's a woman panhandling. Every time I'm at that light, at least one driver gives here money. That light changes about 45 times an hour...figure she averages $0.50 per donation, that means she's pulling in $22.50 an hour, easily. And that's a pretty conservative calculation, really. I don't tell myself that to avoid guilt...I stopped giving spare change to beggars when I did that math and realized I was basically being taken advantage of.
Chef Jim Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Is there evidence of this or is it just an anecdote people tell each other so we don't feel guilty? Somehow I doubt panhandlers are making more than 60% of working Americans. Why do you think they do it? Many do it because they make a shitload more than working.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 There's also the fact that Affleck suffers no delusion that $1.50 is now the nature of his life. It's like a vacation from wealth, if he even follows through on some of the most important aspects. Hunger is mental/emotional anguish too.
Chef Jim Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 There's also the fact that Affleck suffers no delusion that $1.50 is now the nature of his life. It's like a vacation from wealth, if he even follows through on some of the most important aspects. Hunger is mental/emotional anguish too. It's a publicity stunt. What's he trying to prove? "Hey look at me, I feel your pain. Well at least for a week anyway." Hey ben, go to Haiti and eat dirt pies for a year and come back to us.
Jauronimo Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Not to mention that it's based on a false equivalence - $1.50 a day in a consumer economy like the US is vastly different from $1.50 a day in a subsistence economy. Even more so when you consider that countries with per capita income that low tend to have serious structural problems as well. Living on $1.50 a day ANYWHERE for a week in the US is completely different from living on $1.50 a day in Mozambique for a year. I had the same initial reaction, and then looked into it a tad further. Looks like they attempted to set global poverty standards and then converted to US standards. The $1.50 mark represents extreme poverty as witnessed in the 20 poorest nations. https://www.livebelowtheline.com/us-why-150 http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/blog/view/347 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DEC/Resources/Poverty-Brief-in-English.pdf
IDBillzFan Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 It's 5 days right? Hell, people can go without eating for 5 days. Nothing to see here. I suggest you hang out with my wife after dinner's been delayed on a day she missed lunch and let me know if there's still nothing to see.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 He said he will be living on $1.50 a day. Didnt say anything about his wife
KD in CA Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Is there anything more annoying than some rich LAMP celebrity annoucing that he's going to play 'poor' for a little while? Is there evidence of this or is it just an anecdote people tell each other so we don't feel guilty? Somehow I doubt panhandlers are making more than 60% of working Americans. You'd be surprised what the bums on 42d St can pull in from the tourists. And why would we feel guilty about beggers?
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