On 2018-10-14 10:52 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:37:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2018-10-13 11:23 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 10/13/2018 9:13 PM, graham wrote:
>>>> On 2018-10-13 5:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>>>> Yes, the bottom end of that 78% are struggling but I don't know what
>>>>> portion that is on the curve. I think the upper end of it is partly
>>>>> self inflicted.
>>>> Careful!!! You are beginning to sound like those well-off people who
>>>> blame the poor for being poor.
>>>
>>> No, I'm talking about the people that made a decent wage but don't know
>>> how to manage it.Â* I'm broke and have no money for food since I bought
>>> those $300 sneakers.
>>
>> A while back I was helping out at the food bank at my wife's church and
>> some teen had designer back pack and an iPhone that obviously had a data
>> plan. If I was so broke that I could not afford to buy food I don't
>> think I would be blowing the money I did have on luxuries like that.
>
> How could you tell it was a designer backpack?`

Really? They tend to be well branded.

> There are data plans
> for less than $10 per month, certainly cheaper than maintaining a land
> line. There are places that sell used cell phones for really cheap.

New iPhones? Those cheap data plans have extreme limits on them. They
are enough to get your email and do couple hours surfing each month.