Crusty Stuff

Breaking Bread

Me and MoSup just had a discussion about this, and I'm surprised by what seems to be --   role-reversal is the wrong term. Let's say "doctrinaire reversal." Here's the set-up. “ Panera: Pay what you can afford Panera Bread Co. has reopened a downtown Clayton location as a nonprofit where customers can pay what they can afford. “Take what you need, leave your fair share,” says a sign at the entrance of the Saint Louis Bread Company Cares Café. Patrons who can’t pay are asked to volunteer their time. The café, which reopened Sunday as a nonprofit, has cashiers who provide receipts with suggested prices and direct customers to the store’s five donation boxes. The menu is the same, except for the day-old baked goods brought in from sister stores in the area. “I’m trying to find out what human nature is all about,” Ron Shaich, who stepped down as Panera’s CEO last week but remains as chairman, told USA Today. “My hope is that we can eventually do this in every community where there’s a Panera.” ”  I think it's a safe bet to count on people to do the right thing; Mo Sup said people can  no longer to be trusted.  She's basing that on the government the majority have elected.  But, the people who voted for, and continue to support Obama are, yes, politically ignorant, even plain stupid, but are not liars and croo -  Crap. Never mind.  Sigh.