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The Life of a Fry Cook

The Life of a Fry Cook
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump uses a frier while an employee looks on during a visit to McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on Oct. 20, 2024. Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool
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On a radio interview the other day, the topic of being a fry cook came up. This is because on the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump tried his hand at the job in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’s claim to have worked at McDonald’s as a fry cook. This practice has to be a good thing. We need more politicians to sample what it is like to have such jobs and acquire such skills.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]