The highest tax bracket starts at $17k. When someone under at just 133% poverty level pays the same marginal rate as a hedge fund manager, that's pretty flat.

The coleslaw put its over the edge IMO. My favorite of all time

Ya most bbq places

Short pump is literally a non descript suburb. Stay in Richmond

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If shopping is something you're targeting (what most people go to Short Pump for), check out Cary Street. Full of local, beloved shops and restaurants. The Poe Museum is over there, it's maybe 10 minutes from Riverside Drive, some of the best recreation on the James. Go walk the bridge to Belle Isle and stand in the middle of the River. The museum district has fabulous outdoor space and many of the museums are free. Maymont is the local wildlife refuge, there are bison, bears, foxes, and eagles. See a show at the national, or some stand up at the Sandman. Visit one of the many breweries in Scott's Addition.

If you grew up here, you probably remember and long for a time before Short Pump. Richmond has the culture, Short pump has the money. It's very.... Cheesecake Factory. Not sure how else to describe it.

It depends what you’re looking for, but personally I’d stay closer to the city if you want to experience Richmond..unless you plan to explore out from short pump

Staying downtown would put you a lot closer to some great food and places to explore. I live in the west end, but even I can’t deny I miss living downtown sometimes

I always check the sale meat at Kroger. Awhile back I bought eight packs of organic ground beef for $1/lb. I cooked it all that night a pound at a time and froze it in 1 lb bags. It’s been great for making quick spaghetti, tacos, etc.

I’ve been meaning to go to this place called redemption barbecue. It looks really good. They source local high quality pork from olive farms and some place in North Carolina for their grass fed brisket. Again I haven’t gone but it looks really good.

I’d say it’s hard to find a better brisket anywhere else, also their Rib Candy. But other than that, I don’t think any of the other menu items stand out to me

Compared to 5 Guys or Carytown Burgers, the prices are almost identical - unless you're doing vegan. Fries are $3, a shake is $5, and a 1/2 burger is less than $10.

I bought eggs and chicken today at aldi. I wasn’t really shopping for chicken, but found two packs of chicken tenders for half price. I cooked them when I got home and shredded it. I made a delicious bowl of chicken salad for dinner tonight and will use the rest in salads or freeze for later. I froze the broth and will pull that out later for soup. A good purchase for $5.

Hell no to pedestrian bridges. Only reinforces car dominance when traffic calming would be more effective to addressing the root cause of the issue and be cheaper.

Where should I go instead?

Seeing if anyone wants a little free Caps memorabilia before it goes in the trash. I have an unopened box of Ovi-O’s cereal, the Washington Post from the morning after they won the Stanley Cup, and a framed canvas of the 2021-22 team photo that was the season ticket holder gift last year.

If mediocre, overpriced food, sitting in traffic, and swimming in a sea of Karens is what you might call "worthy", I would highly recommend it, yes.

Yesssss the allmans sauce is incredible. I make special trips!!

I got ice cream from Ruby Scoops today and the people in front of me in line were from NY, having moved to Midlo in 2020. The secrets out, chums.

I only get the brisket at ZZQ, which I think is excellent. Their other stuff is ok. Their prices are stupid high.

I deliver mail in the Westover Hills area. Everyone moving here is from three places. SoCal, Arizona, and New York. They all work (or maybe worked at this point) for every tech company you can think of.

The only thing more stereotypically vegan than gatekeeping is pointless moralizing.

I love Allmans in F’Burg

I do not like ZZQ

The concept of meat shaped vegetables is absolutely stupid. Going out to eat or sourcing veg(an) friendly alternatives is not monetarily incentivized. Is animal agriculture that big of a machine that it equalizes the profit margins which necessitate the price of acceptable meat to be so low and veg alternatives so high? To generate a similar price at restaurants, grocery stores or other sources feels like price gouging for the sake of being able to do it. Does an impossible burger equate to a steak in terms of cost of production and a McSandwich to a bag of salad in veg world? Surely not.

As a non meat eater for environmental reasons, I find it ridiculous that the mental appeasements that exist out there for satiating carnivorous desires cost the same or more in comparison to animal products. Maybe denormalizing the idea of vegetables reformed into meat simulations is a good first step at drying out the demand for these products, thus forcing the price to drop? It just seems silly. Or we have reached peak societal complacency and whatever is determinably the price for these things is fair so the machine is further lubricated by consumer money for the detriment and eventual doom of us all.

Where is better?! I must know.