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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Bingo.  And, even though *some* people got their bloomers in a bunch about 
it, the thread on another list clearly shows the mindset (kids on Wishing 
Trees wanted $300+ items).  When 5-10 year olds or their parents for them 
are expecting other people to buy big dollar items for them, well, there is 
your answer.

Won't be long before the whole Emperor's New Money/Nanny State Society 
implode.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Except the health insurance, you still can. When I was young, we didn't 
> have
> McMansions, cable TV, computers, cell phones, SUVs, lots of eating out, 
> and
> all the other things people consider 'essential' today. My parent lived
> through the Depression, and my mother is horrified at the way people live
> today (that woman can really pinch a penny). She lives on a small pension,
> and puts most of it into savings.
>
> Today I live (with the exception of computer/internet) pretty much the 
> same
> way I grew up, and I live (with two teenagers) on less than $20,000/year. 
> I
> could live on farm income and a minimum wage job (if I could find one). 
> Even
> when I lived in the city, I lived very cheaply. It's expectations that 
> have
> changed...people think they are entitled to every luxury whether they can
> afford it or not.