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Article: The Pizza Hut Subsidy
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 4, 2000
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Last Sunday, my wife and I took our 15-month-old son for dinner at
a nearby diner in northern New Jersey. The waitress promptly brought
a high-chair for my son and helped us put him in it. She suggested a
few items on the menu and hurriedly produced my son's dinner,
successfully warding off a brewing temper tantrum. We guessed that
the waitress was a parent, too.
She was friendly and efficient throughout. During a slow moment,
we chatted briefly. My wife and I had guessed correctly: The waitress
is a single mom with three children. Her youngest child is just a few
months older than my son. After my family and I finished eating, she
and a busboy quickly cleared the table and cleaned up the ...