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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 2661253, member: 76086"]Of course we all have to understand that cost/price has little meaning if we dont relate it to income (as a coin dealer I have lost money the last three years). We all live much better than our predecessors but they also didnt spent proportionate amounts on such things as phones, internet, TV, etc. In the 'old days' people spent most their money on things like mortgage, food, clothing, etc. Today basic expenses are phones and other things which none of us need but we all want. I am in the minority of the human population. I access the internet mostly via my desktop (which is inexpensive). Most use their phones which is infinitely more expensive. Nobody needs to do so but they prefer to, so they pay a huge premium. I have always been at a loss to understand the mentality. I have seen homeless and bums on the street corners with their signs begging for money. Most of the time I see them with a phone in their hand! Makes one wonder what the priority is![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 2661253, member: 76086"]Of course we all have to understand that cost/price has little meaning if we dont relate it to income (as a coin dealer I have lost money the last three years). We all live much better than our predecessors but they also didnt spent proportionate amounts on such things as phones, internet, TV, etc. In the 'old days' people spent most their money on things like mortgage, food, clothing, etc. Today basic expenses are phones and other things which none of us need but we all want. I am in the minority of the human population. I access the internet mostly via my desktop (which is inexpensive). Most use their phones which is infinitely more expensive. Nobody needs to do so but they prefer to, so they pay a huge premium. I have always been at a loss to understand the mentality. I have seen homeless and bums on the street corners with their signs begging for money. Most of the time I see them with a phone in their hand! Makes one wonder what the priority is![/QUOTE]
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