Re:Why Do People Stay Poor? [pdf]
by AlexTWithBeard on Thursday July 30, 2020 @02:23AM
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> Instead of buying a 20-pack of $necessary_product that costs $20 and will last for months, the lower class buy a 2-pack that costs $5 and lasts a couple weeks
Get together with your neighbors and buy a 20-pack?
> the lower class have to buy their own uniforms or tools.
Workers owning their own tools. Isn't it what Karl Marx dreamt of?
> Instead of a 5% interest rate on their loan, they have a 25% interest rate.
Don't use loans. Seriously. You either can afford something, or you can't. Buying a house is probably the only exception.
I know in US culture it sounds almost as crazy as "don't own a car" or "don't watch TV", but that's entirely possible.
Get together with your neighbors and buy a 20-pack?
> the lower class have to buy their own uniforms or tools.
Workers owning their own tools. Isn't it what Karl Marx dreamt of?
> Instead of a 5% interest rate on their loan, they have a 25% interest rate.
Don't use loans. Seriously. You either can afford something, or you can't. Buying a house is probably the only exception. I know in US culture it sounds almost as crazy as "don't own a car" or "don't watch TV", but that's entirely possible.