Re: Homes in foreclosure and, yet, HDTV?

dxAce wrote:

Smokey wrote:

H-m-m-m...

a $50 converter for each TV or...

groceries. What a tough call to make, Dude.

And yet, they'll pay it. I've heard hundreds of stories about the "poor" who are
out buying the latest and biggest TV sets. Gimme a break, for a lot of those
folks, TV is the #1 priority.




In the US, the poverty level is defined such that many of 'the poor' own homes, cars, have air conditioning, and not one, but two color TV's.

The 'poor' in this country, do not live in tribal conditions in the veldt.

I'm always amused when looking for garage sales on the weekend, to drive through low end neighborhoods, and count the number of highly accessorized high end cars and SUV's in front of tiny boxes that haven't been painted in this decade. And then drive through higher end neighborhoods and count the number of Chevy Cavaliers in front of McMansions.

People live according to their priorities. And they often define quality living by the number of toys.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Homes in foreclosure and, yet, HDTV?
    ... the poverty level is defined such that many of 'the poor' ... own homes, cars, have air conditioning, and not one, but two color TV's. ... drive through low end neighborhoods, and count the number of highly ...
    (rec.radio.shortwave)
  • Re: Homes in foreclosure and, yet, HDTV?
    ... the poverty level is defined such that many of 'the poor' ... own homes, cars, have air conditioning, and not one, but two color TV's. ... drive through low end neighborhoods, and count the number of highly ...
    (rec.radio.shortwave)
  • Re: Homes in foreclosure and, yet, HDTV?
    ... the poverty level is defined such that many of 'the poor' ... own homes, cars, have air conditioning, and not one, but two color TV's. ... drive through low end neighborhoods, and count the number of highly ...
    (rec.radio.shortwave)
  • Re: Homes in foreclosure and, yet, HDTV?
    ... own homes, cars, have air conditioning, and not one, but two color TV's. ... drive through low end neighborhoods, and count the number of highly ... I'm still looking for another Studebaker. ...
    (rec.radio.shortwave)
  • Re: OT - Racism ?
    ... "classed" as poor - black, hispanic, white, or whatever. ... The MountainWings issue, "Heroes and Hoodlums" ... > You will notice one common factor in the 1906 San Francisco ... > The common factor was poor neighborhoods. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)