We should remember that the so-called Brexit upside depends upon your position in the economy (“A Brexit upside? Cheaper UK vacations,’’ Business, June 25). Katie Johnston mentions the advantages of a more favorable currency exchange — luxury items are cheaper, and hotel rooms, meals, and the arts now cost us less. Let’s rush to London.

But there’s another side to this bonanza. Here and in England, the working poor can scarcely afford to feed their families. Travel to visit family during the holidays, buying textbooks, or coming home during a school break is expensive and out of reach for some students. According to Project Bread, more than 200,000 children in Massachusetts skip at least one meal daily. This “upside’’ does not benefit them.

Maybe Brexit is good for business owners, but what about the people who don’t own a business or a golf course? The British Treasury estimates that up to 500,000 people will lose their jobs following the Leave vote.

Business tax revenues that fund numerous services will drop precipitously. Instead of snatching up that Louis Vuitton bag, maybe readers would be interested in donating its value to a local food bank.

Jane Gilman

Brookline