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by sprizzle 4610 days ago
I agree with you for the most part, but I think the point the author's trying to make is that "poor" people may not see it that way; instead, to them, lavish riches create a sense of belonging.
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Partially right.

We live in a culture where Fergie can get up and talk about living a jet set mentality and there are songs on the radio today talking about Maybachs, etc.

Couple that with a lack of education on financial well being, and suddenly you have people making unwise choices.