Right on. But there's another side to that coin. I recall riding through blocks and blocks of the south side of Chicago when I was just a kid. There were brick tenement after tenement with not at tree in the summer heat and a lot of poor, black people on the street. The street was also lined with shiny black Cadillacs. So I asked my father, "Why so many Cadillacs?"
My father replied, "They can't buy houses. If they can earn some money, they buy a nice car." That's one thing I've noticed about poor kids. And it's even more prevalent today. As soon as they get any money, they buy expensive clothes (today it's shoes of dubious worth), and then buy expensive cars.
You are a good observer, and I'm agreeing with you. Most of the people who drive big cars, live in big houses are flaunting their wealth at others, yet we all know because of that they would have a lot of bills to pay. Sometimes, having less means fewer bills and fewer headaches.
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
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My father replied, "They can't buy houses. If they can earn some money, they buy a nice car." That's one thing I've noticed about poor kids. And it's even more prevalent today. As soon as they get any money, they buy expensive clothes (today it's shoes of dubious worth), and then buy expensive cars.
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