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"In terms of the items people have ... it amazes me the number of people who are at or near the poverty line that have color TVs, cable, washer, dryer, microwave," says Michael Cosgrove, an economist at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. That's not to ignore the hardships of poverty, he adds, "but the conveniences they have are in fact pretty good."
Poor, but more comfortable.
The hand-me-downs of the rich are trickling down. Next it'll be computers. And when the local govts implement WiFiMAX for free city-wide internet, the poor will finally have it made.
By next decade, i predict the poor will have it better than the avg person in my parent's generation.
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"In terms of the items people have ... it amazes me the number of people who are at or near the poverty line that have color TVs, cable, washer, dryer, microwave," says Michael Cosgrove, an economist at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. That's not to ignore the hardships of poverty, he adds, "but the conveniences they have are in fact pretty good."
Poor, but more comfortable.
The hand-me-downs of the rich are trickling down. Next it'll be computers. And when the local govts implement WiFiMAX for free city-wide internet, the poor will finally have it made.
By next decade, i predict the poor will have it better than the avg person in my parent's generation.
Your opinion?
