Michael Madigan wrote: > I will bet a year's salary that these people > > 1. Have money for cable tv > > 2. Have money for $200 sneakers > > 3. Have money for xbox4 > > 4. Have money for booze > > 5. have money for cell phones > > I have a friend who is always complaining that he's broke and borrowing > money, yet has a $150 / month cable bill and goes to the horse track once a > week. > > > SOME poor make poor choices. I know when I was poor I:
1. Did not have cable TV. 2. Never spent more then $10 for Payless sneakers 3.X Box wasn't invented, but I couldn't have afforded it anyway 4. Got me there - I did manage to buy a 6-pack a week, but the $3 it cost probably wouldn't have gotten a lot of food, anyway. 5. Basic phone - which got canceled once or twice because I couldn't afford to keep it on. There are indeed a lot of what I call "the deadbeat poor", but I don't think it's a majority, and you can't paint everyone with the same broad brush. >The poor make poor choices. Some indeed do. Some make the best choices they can with what they have. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
