tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428200.post393366024843528181..comments2024-01-11T05:03:30.002-05:00Comments on Boiling Point Blog: Feminist, LGBT and progressive political cartoons: "They're not REALLY poor-they have color Teevees!"Mikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428200.post-44586272635028596492008-02-15T21:12:00.000-05:002008-02-15T21:12:00.000-05:00Did you notice in the article that poor people wer...Did you notice in the article that poor people were able to spend more to consume because they sold assets like houses or used savings? I can't quite see how someone forced to sell their home is suddenly well off because they can buy a few things with the proceeds. Of course, this just increases the imbalance between those with substantial financial assets and those without. <BR/><BR/>I'd try to say something funny, but that Times article made me so angry that I lost my funny bone.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428200.post-12172725294712511012008-02-10T16:15:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:15:00.000-05:00The idea that consumption is somehow some great wo...<I>The idea that consumption is somehow some great wonderful equalizer is so twisted I don't even know where to start.</I><BR/><BR/>That is an <I>excellent</I> sentence.<BR/><BR/>Yep, you've got to be a special kind of crazy to be one of these people. Unless you live in an unfurnished box, you're not poor! Apparently, having any sort of creature comfort to help the hours pass elevates one into the middle class. <BR/><BR/>And the very fact that Oliver Twist could ASK for more gruel proves that he was not poor. QED.<BR/><BR/>--nashtbrutusandshort<BR/><A HREF="http://categoricalaperitif.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Categorical Aperitif</A>nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197147046558468601noreply@blogger.com