Sunday, February 11, 2007

We Need More
You hear all the time pundits bemoaning a growing income gap and impoverished middle class. Will the pundits who peddle this notion spell out the degree to which Affluenza generates this despair? A recent Pew Research poll highlights the growing list of life's necessities; a list which includes cell phones, high speed internet access, air conditioning, flat screen TVs and (of course) iPods.

Everyone nods their head in agreement when John Edwards drones on about "Two Americas" in some campaign setting at some local high school gym. But I'd have to believe that these same people would look around at each other in severe puzzlement if Edwards made the same speech to them inside of a Best Buy.

4 Comments:

At 7:08 PM, Blogger Brian said...

Funny, I was reading this today:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/02/01/8398768/index.htm

 
At 7:10 PM, Blogger Brian said...

Funny, I was reading this today.

 
At 5:20 PM, Blogger YouWho said...

I doubt the dubious necessity of an iPod is making the difference in who has health insurance in that Best Buy.

 
At 8:40 PM, Blogger gagknee said...

please excuse me while i kill myself after that last comment.

 

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