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03-13-10, 12:06 PM #1
Americans devalueing their own goods and services
Well this morning I figure I go on a rant and talk about how I feel a good chunk of Americans are unknowingly devalueing american companies own goods and services.
My logic behind this general opinion is due the fact I am in the Telecommunication and Cable business and have numerous first hand experiences.
For example most people these days can not wrap their mind around having to pay for the labor for installation to connect services, wiring and equipment with my company service since in the past this industry was so desperate for a customer base they would charge nothing practically to attract new business.
But many companies realized in the last couple years they can no longer afford to do this and stay in business.
It seems like the average american consumer needs a wake up call. If you want things to stay affordable, accessible, and still be a product of america your going to start to have to pay.
Now the industry itself is part to blame for this since in the last decade or so it trainined people with constant markerting and advertising of cheap cheap and pay nothing offers got the american consumer in this mind set.
But on the other hand the average american is having a rude awaking with current economical state that its appetite for services and goods need to be seriously realigned with their actual budget and income.
I remember as a kid purchasing a new tv or a car was big deal. It was investment for the whole family. These last ten years or so its treated as if you were going to the grocery store.
No more planning, and no more saving. Just get it and hopefully we can afford it and if not oh well, so what if it dings my credit mentality.
America, it is time to wake up. Save money, live within your means, stop overspending or buy needless things. God knows you can use the same cell phone for more then 6 to 12 months."And the hits just keep on coming." - Tom Cruise, A Few Good Men
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03-13-10, 04:27 PM #2
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I work as a tax preparer right now and iv seen stuff even more rediculus. People come in monday looking for a RAL (next day refund) they get told your getting 8,000 back from the government, props. They call the next day and we tell them look the bank said no. Your gonna have to wait two weeks. They respond that cant be right, I need the money now cause yesterday I went out and spent it all. Seriously? How the hell do you spend 8,000 in a day! (more like 10 business hours). I can tell from your return you dont have much money sitting around so why the hell wouldnt you save it?
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03-13-10, 05:02 PM #3
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In construction they are cutting each others throats to get a job. If they were smart no one would of come down on prices and it would not have effected anything. Instead things that paid 1.50 a foot 3 years ago are going for .50. It's a fucking joke.
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03-13-10, 05:43 PM #5
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Well people need money in their pocket to live well or have it provided. Yes it is sad many spend more than they have(unnecesarily) and do not understand that saving is very important. Now granted there are those who barely make enough to live and much less spend and being paid pittance, alas that's a thought for another day.
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03-13-10, 06:58 PM #7
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Yup, America is stuck in a "spend now, pay later" mentality. And this isn't just your average American, the government seems to be acting like this too.
As someone who is rather stingy with money, I can't but look on and think "wtf is wrong with you people?"
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03-13-10, 06:58 PM #8
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Unfettered capitalism is a self destroying process, something that moves fast and works brilliantly for a few, and well enough for most, and grounds the unlucky beneath the treads of fair trade and market share. Stir in a little unregulated credit scamming into the brew and watch the chaos bubble out.
But make no mistake, competition that runs amok of fair, practical and healthy regulation (self imposed or outwardly enforced, preferably self) will consume itself. The devaluation of goods and services is only the beginning of the collapse of the old paradigm. While life is getting cheaper by the day in the U.S., wait until life has been devalued in practice as much as we've been artificially reinforcing it's value for decades through movies, music, and video games--that's when you'll see some serious shit happening.
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03-13-10, 09:54 PM #9
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