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Originally Posted by powerclown
I used to work for Fedex in my early college days, a job which would take me as a delivery driver into some of the poorest parts of town. I was always amazed by the number of high-end $50k SUVs and late-model Cadillacs in the driveways, especially in the trailer parks. Those folks sure love them some Cadillac, with 2-tone Earl Sheib paintjobs and 22" chrome spinner rims you could see from orbit. I would see these same cars everyday, at the same time of day: mid-mornings and mid-afternoons.
As for Obamas performance so far, he's sure doing a lot of talking.
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Originally Posted by powerclown
You people come fly in to Detroit this weekend and I'll take you on The Tour, as my ex-fellow employees used to joke about. Block after block of neigborhoods with cars worth 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of the houses they were parked in front of. I'm not saying they're all owned by welfare kings and queens; there's probably a middle manager or boss' kid in their somewhere...
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Originally Posted by powerclown
Look, I'm not saying its a pandemic here, all I'm saying is I used to see it all the time. I don't know if they were scamming welfare, slinging dope, teaching history at UofM Ann Arbor, working the midnight shift on the line or doing corporate accounting on the 35th floor of the RenCen. You tell me how someone can afford a $50k car to go with their $75k house, or maybe thats why we're in the financial crisis we're in right now?
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You seem to go from "it's everywhere!" to "I'm not really saying it's everywhere" rather quickly.
Ever think maybe there's a less evil explanation? I don't have any experience working with people in large urban areas but I do in rural Oregon. There it's not all that uncommon for people to live in a POS single wide trailer worth about 8-10K and drive a 35-40K truck. Complete with lift kit, sound system and custom rims. Maybe, just maybe, not all people have the same priorities when it comes to housing and the vehicles they own.