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Re:Survey: 69% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 in Savings by jwatte on Saturday October 15, 2016 @10:29PM (#12716553)
"chances are they'd turn around and buy a new iphone"

Most in that situation would spend the money, but on needs like food or medication. The "blow it on a new iPhone" meme comes from an entitled right wing culture (that also made up the concept of a "Welfare Queen ")

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Re:Survey: 69% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 in Savings by kobeya on Saturday October 15, 2016 @10:37PM (#12716591)
> but on needs like food or medication

Or debt. (Real debt -- the ones where they break your legs if you don't repay.)

> The "blow it on a new iPhone" meme comes from an entitled right wing culture

I would have kept "right wing" out of it. Entitlement stereotypes are on both sides of the aisle, no need to make this partisan.

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Re:Survey: 69% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 in Savings by LyndsySimon on Sunday October 16, 2016 @01:16AM (#12717088)
> [...] entitled right wing culture (that also made up the concept of a "Welfare Queen ")

The first use of the term that I can find is from Jet Magazine in 1974. They're hardly "right-wing".

https://books.google.com/books?id=DVsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA...

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Re:Survey: 69% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 in Savings by nibnib on Monday October 17, 2016 @10:44AM (#12725421)
That's not quite the same usage as Reagan though.
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