People buy BMWs and Mercedes for the only purpose of "showing off". What about buying a huge house? for 2 people to live in,,,,
Do they look down to people that have a smaller house?
Does anyone see this as further abusing someone that believes them self to be worthless.
Does believing you are worthless contribute to being worthless?
is this a cycle perpetuated by the pride of the upper class?
so again are we secretly laughing at poorer people when we have more?
2007-12-04 05:05:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
yes of course, poor people hurt themselves,,,
damaged,,, like i said.... that isnt what i asked
2007-12-04 05:10:33 · update #1
toyotas and nissans are the MOST RELIABLE AND BEST GAS MIEALGE
not BMW or Mercedes ....
not to bright for a CEO are we?
2007-12-04 05:18:38 · update #2
Do lower class people that care about the size of their cars and the size of their house hurt the lower class?
2007-12-04 05:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by null 6 · 6⤊ 4⤋
I am not sure about anybody else, however I make a good living, live in a modest house, as for a car, living in the city I do not need one, and therefore do not have one.
I find it unfortunate when people need to define themselves by what they can afford, or rather what they can get financing for. Do you really think that most people actually own their fancy house, or car? Many of the so called upper class are still living pay check to pay check, just staying one mortgage payment ahead of foreclosure.
So really am I jealous, not really. I can comfortably afford my lifestyle, all the while socking away money for a rainy day.
2007-12-04 05:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, BMWs are pretty well made cars and can run for decades if you take care of them. Mercedes, on the other hand, is having trouble digging out from their cheapening when they were strangled by Chrysler, but they'll get back up there.
You have to look at it in terms of a wide picture. To some people you're a have. To others you're a have not. Even if you're living in say a efficiency apartment and just making ends meet, to someone you're a have because you have a roof over your head and a job. To someone else you're living on the edge of poverty.
Guilt over what you have isn't going to solve the problem. Short of giving away everything you have and working a la Mother Theresa among the poor, who STILL had access to sanitation and therefore had more than others, you'll just keep kicking yourself.
2007-12-04 05:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Greed has infiltraed the poor. There is a large segment of the poor that spend well beyond there means, becasue they feel having stuff equates to happiness. I was horrified to see how much money some of my less fortunate friends spend. I think the main culprit is the media. Little kids get barraged with rap songs which basically list luxery cars. I keep hearing songs that states the best way to get revenge on the haters is to wear alot of bling bling.
Edit: AS for houses, the world wide financial crisis is caused by Americans buying house beyond there means. When the Mortgage bubble burst, everyone will suffer.
2007-12-04 05:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 06:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by john-patrick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fail to see how it harms them, although buying foreign make "status symbol" cars does hurt the domestic auto manufacturing and the entire industry which supports them.
I find status symbols to be silly and shallow in general, but not harmful. Nor is there any intent to hurt the lower class. However, it doesn't really make much sense to expect people to consider the effects (non-existant, by the way) on the lower class of their purchase choice.
Whether they look down on other people, that's their character defect, and in no way harms the other people.
Talk about trying to blame everything on the rich!
2007-12-04 05:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
human nature.it;s funny how we tend to act that way about our selves.that;s why we have such a screwed up world.people who have a lot tend to want to give up on life when they lose all that they have.people just can;t be greatful that they have what they do.i;am going to show everybody what i have is the reasoning with someone who seems to have a lot.showing off one;s means even if it hurts others.i don;t care what a person has.it;s the heart of the person that cares the most.you can;t take all your riches with you when you die.but as long as there is a human race here on earth things are going to remain the same.it;s sad but that;s the way it is.
2007-12-04 05:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by bigjon5555 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would never occur to me to look down my nose at someone with less. Fortunate for me that I don't see my possessions as a statement of who I am. It would never occur to me to look down on someone with less. Nor would I own a BMW or Mercedes. If I have more than I need I share it.
2007-12-04 05:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by gone 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
used to have a Rolls, Jaguar and two Mercedes. I found they brought a lot of negative attention.
2007-12-04 05:19:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is the point of this question ? Are you bitter at people who can afford nice things ? I live comfortably now because I've made good decisions with my life and have worked very hard. I don't look down on anyone, because life is not always easy. If liberals have animosity towards me because I'm successful, that's just plain pathetic. I believe questions and thinking such as yours, hurts the lower class far more than I ever could.
2007-12-04 05:20:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
It should help the lower class gain the ambition to make something of themselves. America is about freedom to make choices about what you're going to do to make money. This is the main reason why communism doesn't work and capitalism does work. Ambition is the key word, though, and those with it may try and fail, but those without it are guaranteed to continue failing.
2007-12-04 05:20:45 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋