Un-American activity

Posted on March 17th, 2010 by ecthompson md
So, I was talking with a friend of mine today and he said something that was so un-American, I had to share it. If you just look at him, he looks normal. He talks normal. He spent some time in the military. He has been working in hospitals for over 20 years. He is not a doctor, nor is he a hospital administrator. When he started talking about his finances, I thought it was going to be time to notify Homeland Security. He has no debt. None. He owns his own house. Both of his cars have been bought and paid for. He does not have a credit card. He does not invest in stocks. Yet, he has no debt. Isn’t this un-American? I told him that the American thing to do would be to buy not one but two large Mercedes (one should be the sporty SL 65 and the other should be the S-class sedan). Secondly, he needs to sell his house and buy something that costs 10 times more. I told him, I would have to turn him in to authorities if he does not stop this un-American behavior and spend money wildly. (I am a tad bit jealous.)

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  • Jennifer Gerard

    Fantastic post Errington! I’m continually amazed at the shock I receive from folks regarding my disdain for credit cards. That and my propensity for reusing plastic grocery bags. When did spending money one does not yet have become an aberration of American values?

  • http://www.whereistheoutrage.net ecthompson

    Thanks for your comments, Jen.

    All of this excess grew out of the go-go 80′s.

    You keep up the GREAT work.

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