Paulie
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- May 19, 2007
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Whatever happened to the time tested philosophy of bla bla bla?
Where have you been, Mars?
The 21st century happened.
Out sourcing, job insecurity, layoffs by the tens of thousands, diminishing wages, prices on ESSANTIALS rising much much faster than anyone's salary, you know...things like that?
Telling people not to spend money unwisely, (while always good advice) presumes that people are in trouble because they are spending unwisely.
If that presumption isn't true, (and frankly I doubt it is true for most families) than all that sage advice is not only worthless, but somewhat insulting, too.
You're all over the place. You talk about the prices of essentials rising, but then in another thread you'll say that you don't think inflation is a problem and that it's actually ok with you.
And about the spending money unwisely part. We've been through this already.
I'm not sure how you could make an argument that most families financial problems are not caused by unnecessary spending. We live in a consumer economy. Our economy thrives off of people SPENDING. No one needs an iPhone. No one needs an iPod. No one needs a 60 inch television.
Are you seriously going to tell me that most families in financial trouble couldn't have cut back on their spending, thereby reducing their financial burden? SERIOUSLY?
Most habitual smokers spend about $200/mo in my area, based on cig prices. So that's only ONE item that could be cut out of the budget, allowing for a huge weight to be lifted off the shoulders at the gas pump. I realize quitting smoking can be hard, but what's harder...quitting smoking, or dealing with the potential burden of bankruptcy, home forclosure, etc?
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