Harder and Harder to keep up with the Jones'

[JEDI]

CNN

"when wealthier families see their incomes rise at a faster pace than everyone else, their spending can create what he calls an "expenditure cascade." That is, the demand for bigger and better homes or safer cars can create new standards for those lower down on the economic scale."

it's a losing battle. dont do it.

Discuss

 

[GasX]

Buy what you can afford. Enjoy life.

/end thread.

 

[AMDZen]

The supposed "statistics" represented on this news article seem artificial and redundant. I tried reading it through, but it started making less and less sense.

according to a report released Thursday by two liberal think tanks

Oh thats why.

 

[Cooler]

what if you are the jones?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Cooler
what if you are the jones?

Wait till the people around you declare bankruptcy or get their stuff repoed, buy at low low prices. If they have hot daughters (wives), buy at low low prices.

 

[Cooler]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Cooler
what if you are the jones?

Wait till the people around you declare bankruptcy or get their stuff repoed, buy at low low prices. If they have hot daughters (wives), buy at low low prices.

Thats a good idea.

Edit i am now Platinum Member

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: JEDI
CNN

"when wealthier families see their incomes rise at a faster pace than everyone else, their spending can create what he calls an "expenditure cascade." That is, the demand for bigger and better homes or safer cars can create new standards for those lower down on the economic scale."

it's a losing battle. dont do it.

Discuss

Trickle down economics at work.

Oh wait, they don't work, do they? :roll:

(Sorry, did not mean to push it into P&N territory 🙁)

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Buy what you can afford. Enjoy life.

/end thread.

Why is this so difficult for people? We're too damn competitive, always comparing ourselves (measured as shows of wealth) with everyone else.

It took me far too long to understand that material posessions really don't amount to much. We should be less concerned with what we want and appreciate what we have.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Buy what you can afford. Enjoy life.

/end thread.

Why is this so difficult for people? We're too damn competitive, always comparing ourselves (measured as shows of wealth) with everyone else.

It took me far too long to understand that material posessions really don't amount to much. We should be less concerned with what we want and appreciate what we have.

Big TV > food.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Buy what you can afford. Enjoy life.

/end thread.

Why is this so difficult for people? We're too damn competitive, always comparing ourselves (measured as shows of wealth) with everyone else.

It took me far too long to understand that material posessions really don't amount to much. We should be less concerned with what we want and appreciate what we have.

Big TV > food.

Well a lot of Americans are overweight....

 

[JS80]

Let's tax those widgets because only rich people can afford them. Oh wait, that'll decrease demand for widgets and screw over the non-rich people who work to sell/service widgets. Doh. Wait, those non-rich people are too stupid to figure that out. Let's join the Democrat party and campaign on this issue! Yay we're in power! Who cares people lost jobs!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: JS80
Let's tax those widgets because only rich people can afford them. Oh wait, that'll decrease demand for widgets and screw over the non-rich people who work to sell/service widgets. Doh. Wait, those non-rich people are too stupid to figure that out. Let's join the Democrat party and campaign on this issue! Yay we're in power! Who cares people lost jobs!

Hi. Can I get combo #2, no onions?

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

I am the Jones'

 

[kranky]

The biggest evidence that it's true is cell phones and cable. You have families who are hurting for money but they are paying over $150 a month to have digital cable and equip everyone in the family who can speak with a cell phone.

Yes, it's easy to convince yourself that certain things are real "necessities", but come on.

 

[tec699]

I am the Jones!!


GET MY FOOD!!!!!!


:|

 

[JoeyM]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Cooler
what if you are the jones?

Wait till the people around you declare bankruptcy or get their stuff repoed, buy at low low prices. If they have hot daughters (wives), buy at low low prices.

There will be reckoning some day. Unfortunately, those of us who live within our means will be forced to bail the rest of the population out. Majority rules!