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Let them eat Kix
By Tom Purcell
I never parted with a $20 bill faster.
It happened at one of my favorite diners. The Western omelet and Diet Coke I often get wasn’t the $11 it had been for as long as I remember.
It was $16.
That expense, with my tip for the excellent waiter, consumed my entire $20 bill.
I feel bad for the diner’s owner. He told me that soaring food costs have been killing his profits for months. He’s been forced to raise his prices, yet he’s making half of what he used to.
Why?...