CavemanCharlie wrote:
I'm 51 years old and have been employed all my life. I've never declared bankruptcy or even bounced a check.
I think a deadbeat is someone that buys more stuff then they can afford, then goes broke, declares bankruptcy, and expects my tax dollars to bail them out. Maybe we should bring back debtors prison.
People who are secure in who they are, who are proud of being a responsible citizen dont get sucked into playing the game of keeping up with the Joneses, dont get sucked into mindless consumerism. But easy credit combined with the constant barrage of ads equating happiness with owning the right things, more things, new things is a recipe for bankruptcy. Shop til you drop is an addiction like overeating, like gambling, like drugs. It is a short term fix. And evidently people are going to prison for debt, but maybe those who hand out the credit cards should be in the cell next to them?
