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Originally Posted by BKLYNH2
I would have to say that the statistic about AC is a bit eroneous. Home air conditioning as we know it was relatively new in the 60's and very expensive. It was not until the 70's that AC in the residential market really took off. It's like comparing how many people owned a 50" plasma the first year they were available and how many have them now.
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I put that in red just because it was a weird fact. However, I wonder what the statistics are presently, world wide.
A/C is nice and in some areas vital, speaking of which- I bet the percentage is still low country wide. But it is a luxury, sometimes vital but a luxury. Someone in a povertous state should be considering the sacrifice.
The cable/satellite reception and cell phones slay me.
Poverty should be associated with bare need- food, shelter and water; along with providing education/trade cultivation.