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Goatseye on 22 September 2013
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DonFerrari said:
Baalzamon said:

2 things. First, it isn't just the people that have kids (lets not even get into the fact that many of them should have thought about whether they could afford a kid first), I know single people who are getting assistance. Second, it would be greatly appreciated if you don't put obscenely false statements such as the 1 bedroom rent comment in your argument. I just went to craigslist (just like I did to get my current place I rent), and found 3 bedroom houses for...as low as $750 in the baltimore area.

So I'm not quite sure what kind of luxurious living you think is a necessity in this world, but it is nothing close to what you are trying to tell me (if you really want to get technical...even my semi crappy house I live in is by no means necessary).


Mind yourself that in brazil the minimum wage is US$ 300,00 and recently a public statement from the governement put that anyone that earn more than US$ 700,00 per head on a household is "rich"... some dependent people in this thread would be asking for the plethoras of social assists the government give...

Never heard of a car being a necessity (and here gas costs up to US$ 1,20 per liter... the cheapest new car is US$ 10.000,00 and insurance is around US$ 50,00 on this kind of car and health is around the same)... he is delusional of what is beying poor... Apparently people here think that not living on the downton area (here a small appartment 43m² could cost you around US$ 300.000,00 for buying or US$ 500,00+ on rent), so what poor do? They live farther from the center or in slums... It amazes me that he think that poor rent US$ 1.000,00 housing... now I can disregard his comments about consoles with much more easy (even more when he thinks a 500,00 console is cheap, affordable and no problem being 100,00 more than the competitor... but complain about food being expensive)... and cable now is essential necessity?

Wow, where do you live? You think rich in US means getting more than $750?

Workers have to live in metropolitan(not downtown) areas to commute to work on time. US is not Brazil that has probably better public infrastructures.

Here, the cities are not made for poor people to live. Poor strugle way more than in your country.

Neighbors, won't lend you some sugar if you need help. You won't have money even for arroz com feijao.

Car is not a luxury in US, it is a necessity, a primary one.