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Poor people have different perception than rich people A big understanding of value of things We are affected by the cost of things Rich people pay for cable TV HBO TIVO Etc. Watch only three channels a couple times a week Have pools maintained year-round so it can be swam in twice Laid next to bikini-clad Barbies on the handful of days their social calendar falls empty With a temperature range of 68°-72°F Bragged about in casual conversations just enough So that every ear in a five-mile radius knows the cute Puerto Rican pool boys name A mistake to them nothing more than an apology with a price tag attached No problem is too big to bribe away But less privileged folk know all too well how cause and effect work Because we face the consequences of our actions Big Small We go to libraries for entertainment We do not cook more than we can eat Because groceries cost too much money to waste Wealth does not necessarily make you an ignorant or bad person I think poverty does help make you a more conscientious person
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Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020 at 7:08 PM UTC
Cost Vs. Value
Poor people have different perception than rich people A big understanding of value of things We are affected by the cost of things Rich people pay for cable TV HBO TIVO Etc. Watch only three channels a couple times a week Have pools maintained year-round so it can be swam in twice Laid next to bikini-clad Barbies on the handful of days their social calendar falls empty With a temperature range of 68°-72°F Bragged about in casual conversations just enough So that every ear in a five-mile radius knows the cute Puerto Rican pool boys name A mistake to them nothing more than an apology with a price tag attached No problem is too big to bribe away But less privileged folk know all too well how cause and effect work Because we face the consequences of our actions Big Small We go to libraries for entertainment We do not cook more than we can eat Because groceries cost too much money to waste Wealth does not necessarily make you an ignorant or bad person I think poverty does help make you a more conscientious person
Rich people have big TVs Poor people have big libraries
#life#society#money#cost#value#price#wealth#ignorant#bad
AmandaKayBurke
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AmandaKayBurke
30/F/Alaska
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020 at 7:08 PM UTC
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