And just like with the food, everyone has their own taste buds, the same applies to investments - there's an appetite for every offering type as long as you know your audience. 

I went back in Dec, so speaking from experience.And take food/snacks, a bottle of water and a sweater.

There's no junk left in the house, but it's dirty with plenty of food sources for these critters.

Jude's, Shriner's Hospital for kids, Ronald McDonald House, Humane Society and Food Bank.Gary

A younger AIRBnB couple was clearly irked, and even though I took them a flashlight and offered water or food, they were clearly unhappy even though it affected only a couple hrs of their 3 night stay.

It's hard for me to walk past anything or anyone I knew was hungry and not get some food for em.

Also, food is not an inflation hedge since it is not storable.

There are some signs in Michigan that were up for years and might still be there because of this neat homemade thing.

It's like a store throwing out expired food, it doesn't make the rest of the food any more valuable.Don't worry though Jon, I disagree with the OP as well.

Most americans know $35K or less is not a great income, but they work to keep food on table and bills paid.