This is barely worth a reply based on your tone but here we go:
(1) "Poor people make bad financial decisions" is practically a meme at this point. Why do they make those decisions? Perhaps the incessant advertising and rampant consumerism in America? Poor financial education? Why not fix those things instead of demonizing them for enjoying a few minor comforts in their lives?
(2) How does buying an iPhone have anything to do with rent? $500/yr on a phone would barely put a dent in Bay Area or LA rent. Once you include total cost of living the new iPhone is a rounding error, even in 'cheap' places, and especially if you have health problems.
(3) I'm not sure what upper middle class people you're talking about, but all of them I know have new iPhones. You don't save yourself to a $200k/yr income, that's a shitty argument pushed by the "personal financial responsibility" press to make rich people feel justified in their immorality.
You're just looking for reasons to feel justified keeping people poor. If you can't afford to eat, it's not because you're overspending on a car or a phone, you're probably driving a beater you pray every morning will get you to work.
Not only that, you're _still_ missing the point of my post. AT HOME SERVICES and CLOUD SECURITY PRODUCTS are for rich people. No poor person has a cleaner and a fucking ring doorbell, get real.
(1) "Poor people make bad financial decisions" is practically a meme at this point. Why do they make those decisions? Perhaps the incessant advertising and rampant consumerism in America? Poor financial education? Why not fix those things instead of demonizing them for enjoying a few minor comforts in their lives?
(2) How does buying an iPhone have anything to do with rent? $500/yr on a phone would barely put a dent in Bay Area or LA rent. Once you include total cost of living the new iPhone is a rounding error, even in 'cheap' places, and especially if you have health problems.
(3) I'm not sure what upper middle class people you're talking about, but all of them I know have new iPhones. You don't save yourself to a $200k/yr income, that's a shitty argument pushed by the "personal financial responsibility" press to make rich people feel justified in their immorality.
You're just looking for reasons to feel justified keeping people poor. If you can't afford to eat, it's not because you're overspending on a car or a phone, you're probably driving a beater you pray every morning will get you to work.
Not only that, you're _still_ missing the point of my post. AT HOME SERVICES and CLOUD SECURITY PRODUCTS are for rich people. No poor person has a cleaner and a fucking ring doorbell, get real.