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defrogTwo of my friends are engaging in an elaborate political debate, complete with stage props to make their point.
Friend 1 argues that lower-income people already have it good because there’s all sorts of tips and tricks to save money and still have all the creature comforts that the middle class enjoy – specifically, cheap generic brand products that can be improved with a little creativity to be as good as expensive brand names.
Friend 2 argues that this mentality is anti-capitalist, anti-corporate Socialism and goes against the American principle of freedom of choice. Every American should have the freedom to buy whatever brand they want, and if you make generic brands as good as name brands, it dilutes the value of name brands for everyone, and removes incentive for poor people to work harder to attain the wealth necessary to enjoy them.
And then I woke up.
PRODUCTION NOTE: Both friends are staunch conservative Republicans (both in real life and in the dream).
This tent ain’t big enough for the both of us,
This is dF
Friend 1 argues that lower-income people already have it good because there’s all sorts of tips and tricks to save money and still have all the creature comforts that the middle class enjoy – specifically, cheap generic brand products that can be improved with a little creativity to be as good as expensive brand names.
Friend 2 argues that this mentality is anti-capitalist, anti-corporate Socialism and goes against the American principle of freedom of choice. Every American should have the freedom to buy whatever brand they want, and if you make generic brands as good as name brands, it dilutes the value of name brands for everyone, and removes incentive for poor people to work harder to attain the wealth necessary to enjoy them.
And then I woke up.
PRODUCTION NOTE: Both friends are staunch conservative Republicans (both in real life and in the dream).
This tent ain’t big enough for the both of us,
This is dF
