If he is right, then the government should tax every single person who cooks in his/her private kitchen too (wait, we already did with food/gas/electricity tax, trash/garbage fee etc). Employers should be encouraged and rewarded for treating their worker bees nicely.
This white-hair dude is just plain jealous that his employer doesn't pay for his meal. Instead of having the balls to complain with his employer, he turns around and bite someone else. I want to slap him with a wet fish.