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A bigger concern is that it's expensive to be poor. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/09/03/its-expensive-to-be-poor https://www.economist.com/unite
by dane-pgp 4y ago
A bigger concern is that it's expensive to be poor.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/09/03/its-expensive-to-be-poor https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/09/03/its-expen...
- mickdeek86 4y agoThat article is about financial exploitation (a very real problem for which Bernie had a great solution - offer basic retail banking at the post office), not about inexpensive, sh*tty consumer goods.
- dane-pgp 4y agoThe problem is, the poor can only afford the inexpensive goods, so they are "cheap" (i.e. they make cost-inefficient purchases) through lack of choice.