Reply #3: Please, that's a cop out and you know it.

[MadHound]

Really now, millions of people out there like myself who watch TV, see the same shit everybody else does, and didn't buy into the consumer madness. Did somebody put a gun to peoples' heads and demand that they buy that fifty inch HDTV on credit? No, they just simply decided that they wanted it, and would put it on plastic and worry about the consequences later. Well, now the consequences need to be paid and these people are crying out "I wuz fooled, TV made me buy that shit!" No, sorry, that's not an excuse, that's a cop out. If you can't read the balance on your CC bill, or the fine print on your first, second, or third mortgage, then what the fuck are you out there spending beyond your means for?

What's sad is that all this over-consuming idiots are going to drag the rest of the country down with them, including those of us who used our heads for something besides a hat-rack. We are going to get to pay the full price, while they will get bail outs, like the ones now being proposed for the ARM madness.

Play by the rules, do the right thing, make intelligent decisions and get screwed anyway. Gee, thanks:eyes: