PBS FRONTLINE: The Secret History Of The Credit Card...
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It took me years to pay off those loansharks. It's not like I bought stupid shit either. Cunt ex spending Bill's dinero, plus Great Recession. They're evil when they're allowed to charge 28%
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“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” - John G Adams
US National Debt Clock (Continuously Updated) https://www.usdebtclock.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdaQnGgWoPg
Consumer Protection Hub: The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Do Not Need. The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art. Media = Medium = Hypnotizing Minds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AAUcmyXbg4
FRONTLINE PBS: Two American Families (Full Documentary). This 2013 documentary tells the stories of two families in Milwaukee—one black, one white—in a battle to keep from sliding into poverty. “Two American Families” raises questions about the U.S. economy and the declining middle class through the stories of the Neumanns and the Stanleys, which began when the breadwinners in both families lost their well-paying factory jobs. For more than two decades, Correspondent Bill Moyers documented their struggle to keep their homes, their health insurance and their dignity. -
Bill Moyers is a liberal bleeding heart from the Great Society era. Fuck him.ChillyDawg said:“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” - John G Adams
US National Debt Clock (Continuously Updated) https://www.usdebtclock.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdaQnGgWoPg
Consumer Protection Hub: The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Do Not Need. The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art. Media = Medium = Hypnotizing Minds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AAUcmyXbg4
FRONTLINE PBS: Two American Families (Full Documentary). This 2013 documentary tells the stories of two families in Milwaukee—one black, one white—in a battle to keep from sliding into poverty. “Two American Families” raises questions about the U.S. economy and the declining middle class through the stories of the Neumanns and the Stanleys, which began when the breadwinners in both families lost their well-paying factory jobs. For more than two decades, Correspondent Bill Moyers documented their struggle to keep their homes, their health insurance and their dignity.
TTTTT, I know - but if people haven't seen for the last 30 years that technologies have shifted and adjusted their skillset, they are too fucking stupid to assist economically.
There's a massive shift going on elsewhere right now too. Having a CDL is like printing money. It takes 4.5 weeks at a local community college to get the certification. If you can't take 4 1/2 weeks to change your life situation, fuck off. Same in almost all the trades right now. Learn how to fucking weld. Learn how to be a plumber. Learn how to drive an excavator. Those are all cool ass Tonka toy type jobs that pay bank.
Do something but sit on your ass waiting for an economic savior.
The Throbber sheds no tears for faggots sitting around whining about their debt load or inability to be paid 'what they're worth'. This is quite literally the BEST labor conditions of my lifetime. If you can't find a job at top rate, you're a fucking idiot. Opportunity is everywhere right now.
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I’d you use credit cards to get $1000 a year, then you shouldn’t have a credit card.CuntWaffle said:
Exactly. I probably save anywhere between $500-$1000 a year on purchases utilizing specific cards in different areas. This card gives me 3% back at restraunts, this one gives me 4% back on travel etc.greenblood said:The human nature is the problem, and credit cards are a weapon that exposes it. It's like a criminal with a gun. The gun isn't the problem, it's the criminal holding said gun.
They are great, people just suck with them because they see a credit line as extra money they have and have no control over bigger impulse purchases.
