I'm actually surprised at the level of venom I'm getting about my poor people rant. I'm in NO power of position here. If it were up to me, I wouldn't be working as a low level scrub in a store.
I am poor. I'm taking this low level job that I'm totally overqualified for because I need to do something to survive and its either this or take unemployment. I'm just hoping to hang tough until the economy recovers itself.
Some have said that I can't blame some because of the "image" of the american life where wealthy people can enjoy all these awesome things. But in real life its just an image, and I'd imagine that a lot of rich people got rich by not spending on stupid useless crap.
And to clarify to those who do not live in america: a lot of our products are "Free" or greatly reduced in price in order to attract the customer to get something (i.e. an iphone for 99 dollars). In order to get it for the reduced price, the customer has to sign a contract saying that they will pay for a service and continue to use the service under a contract for 2 years (usually).
In the credit world, you have to check to see how they pay their bills. If I get a free iphone, sign the contract, then bail out and never pay the bill, then apple and ATT lose out on thousands of dollars. So they protect themselves by reporting my name to the credit bureau, which will tank my credit.
So the next time I want to pull that stunt again, some guy at the store will check my credit and will see that my credit rating is dismal, meaning that I have a horrible record of paying my bills. If its horrible enough, then they will outright deny me from getting a free iphone because I'm likely to bail out and never pay the bill again.
Understand?
