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So someone has enough money to buy a season ticket and $40 extra is going to kill them?

crazygringo 7mo ago
Seriously. We're talking something like $2500 minimum for the season, possibly much more. The cost of a budget phone is a rounding error.
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9rx 7mo ago
Meaning he could take on debt to cover what he doesn't have? Maybe, but finding a willing lender when you are 81 years of age isn't easy either.
- raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
  So he buys a $2500+ season ticket. But he needs to take on debt for a $40 phone?
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  - 9rx 7mo ago
    For the sake of simplicity, let's assume the ticket is exactly $2500. It was earlier given that he has enough to buy it. But if he buys the $40 smartphone first, then he only has $2460, which is less than $2500. Now he no longer has enough to buy the ticket. He can afford the ticket, or the smartphone, but not both. If not debt, where do you imagine the shortfall is going to be made up in order to buy both? Theft? Donation from you?
    - raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
      And do you think he would not buy the season ticket if it were $40 more? When it goes up by $40 next year?
      - 9rx 7mo ago
        > And do you think he would not buy the season ticket if it were $40 more? That is the implication in the link: That he will not be able to buy season tickets this year due to them costing $40 more than he anticipated. But if you are trying to suggest that he has bought the tickets already, then what on earth are we talking about?
        raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
        The link has no such implication. It just says he doesn’t have a smart phone. Even if he survives solely off of social security, his COLA adjustment will be more than $40 a year
        9rx 7mo ago
        It says he cannot get tickets because, as we established, he needs to spend $40 more over the price of the ticket in order to facilitate the transaction. So, either: 1. He cannot get tickets because the cost of the ticket plus $40 exceeds his budget. 2. He can get tickets because $40 more is no big deal. The link asserting that he cannot get tickets implies #1. If he can get tickets then what are we even talking about?
        raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
        We have established no such thing. The link in no way implies that he can’t afford a $40 smart phone, it just says he won’t get one. He’s been a season ticket holder for 50 years. What are the chances that he would stop if it costs $40 more?
        9rx 7mo ago

Seriously. We're talking something like $2500 minimum for the season, possibly much more. The cost of a budget phone is a rounding error.

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9rx 7mo ago

Meaning he could take on debt to cover what he doesn't have? Maybe, but finding a willing lender when you are 81 years of age isn't easy either.

raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
So he buys a $2500+ season ticket. But he needs to take on debt for a $40 phone?
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- 9rx 7mo ago
  For the sake of simplicity, let's assume the ticket is exactly $2500. It was earlier given that he has enough to buy it. But if he buys the $40 smartphone first, then he only has $2460, which is less than $2500. Now he no longer has enough to buy the ticket. He can afford the ticket, or the smartphone, but not both. If not debt, where do you imagine the shortfall is going to be made up in order to buy both? Theft? Donation from you?
  - raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
    And do you think he would not buy the season ticket if it were $40 more? When it goes up by $40 next year?
    - 9rx 7mo ago
      > And do you think he would not buy the season ticket if it were $40 more? That is the implication in the link: That he will not be able to buy season tickets this year due to them costing $40 more than he anticipated. But if you are trying to suggest that he has bought the tickets already, then what on earth are we talking about?
      - raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
        The link has no such implication. It just says he doesn’t have a smart phone. Even if he survives solely off of social security, his COLA adjustment will be more than $40 a year
        9rx 7mo ago
        It says he cannot get tickets because, as we established, he needs to spend $40 more over the price of the ticket in order to facilitate the transaction. So, either: 1. He cannot get tickets because the cost of the ticket plus $40 exceeds his budget. 2. He can get tickets because $40 more is no big deal. The link asserting that he cannot get tickets implies #1. If he can get tickets then what are we even talking about?
        raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
        We have established no such thing. The link in no way implies that he can’t afford a $40 smart phone, it just says he won’t get one. He’s been a season ticket holder for 50 years. What are the chances that he would stop if it costs $40 more?
        9rx 7mo ago