re: #313 Targetpractice

DVD players? $20 at Rite Aid.

Flatscreen TV? 32” LED on sale at WalMart right now for $160.

Cellphone? Prepaid cellphones are so ubiquitous that there’s not a crime drama now that doesn’t include how a call can’t be traced because it came from a “burner” phone.

Central air? Refrigerator? Find a house that doesn’t come with those these days.

Microwave? Goodwill’s got a selection for pocket change.

The poor have this shit not because they “have it so good,” but because what used to be high value items are now being sold at what once was “fell off the back of a truck” prices. Don’t give them shit just because you haven’t priced the cost of a TV lately.

The people like Rand Paul who say the poor are so rich they can afford TV’s and such base these conclusions on what Rand Paul and other rich people buy. They don’t shop at Rite Aid and Wal Mart to buy low end wares. They get the pricey, high end stuff, so they figure everyone goes out to buy $400 DVD setups and huge LED TVs for $1,400. In other words, they’re totally disconnected from the reality of living on low wages. Remember when Bush Senior was so entranced by the laser scanner at a supermarket?