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1 in 3 parents say they can't afford back-to-school shopping this year, survey says
(www.fox5ny.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2024
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What are you Americans buying for school?
Some notebooks, agenda, pens, pencil, ruler... It's not all that expensive
We tend to buy a new set of clothes because our kids grew over the last year. We buy shoes. We buy everything our kids need to be ready for the upcoming school year. It’s not just school supplies.
Ok, how is that $700?!? Are you paying for their Freedom©®™?
That...that's the point of the anger at the corporate greed.
I'm asking if it's $700 because A) do they buy too much stuff, B) have they got one kid, then how the fuck is it 700, or C) are they breeding like rabbits, have five kids and they're wondering why shit's expensive
It's a pretty obvious question