Re: OT: Inflation in the US

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:13:47 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:49:47 -0800, John Smith
<assemblywizard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

Now, about 20% of the population own their own homes (the rest are
either purchasing them from the gov't/bank or renting.) I see homeless
people everywhere begging for work/education and loads of the "middle
class" struggling.

A sign that says "will work for food" doesn't mean that they are
serious. Most panhandlers know exactly what works to maximize revenue.
In front of our building, the panhandlers work in organized 2-hour
shifts. The signs are always crudely lettered on brown cardboard,
because that's what works best. The panhandlers are almost universally
youngish white males; in a town that's 30% Chinese, I've never seen a
Chinese beggar.

The large number of unemployed panhandlers is a symptom of widespread
prosperity. Think about it.


[snip]

One of our TV stations staked out an intersection and watched one of
our "beggars" all day. At the end of the day he walked over behind
the local IHOP and got into his late-model Mercedes.

What gets me are the ones with signs: "Vietnam Veteran". But they
aren't old enough ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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