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  • Hello Goodbye, Melvyl and Bob Brass

    You two really ''went to town'' or ''to the mat'' here in this string, didn't you? I came across Bob Brass posting much later, and trailed him back here. Bob is of high intelligence, got a good education, his Mom taught kids in New York City most if not all of her career, and Bob worked as an analyst of sorts for Uncle Sam. Melvyl is also an ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by MichaelBernard1 on July 28, 2008

  • Arggh!

    This article makes me want to bang my head on the desk-500 words explaining that while blacks appear to be more conspicious consumers when they can least afford it, the reality is that given the same circumstances whites consume in similar patterns. However, since whites are rarely in the same circumstances they don't tend to consume as ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by mom2ab on March 13, 2008

  • Re: Cos and Effect

    As if whites don’t consume beyond their means. This country is trillions in debt and the republicans are still campaigning on a platform of tax breaks! For white Americans to claim moral superiority on the subject of conspicuous consumption is total hypocrisy!
    Posted to The Dismal Science by Gus Stanislaw on January 16, 2008

  • It's called racism !

    If you buy into Veblen at all, then it would be obvious that the people on the lowest rung in society would spend the most on status symbols. The higher your status is the less you will be willing to spend for more of it. This is an example of white privilege.
    Posted to The Dismal Science by Gus Stanislaw on January 16, 2008

  • "Want to show I'm doin' OK."

    That is what a black adult said to me as he showed off his new car. I am 45 and white. I never had a white person say anything remotely like this to me or in my presence. The guy said this since moving out of the building he used to live in. He finally got a job as a UPS type driver. In the past he had girlfriends who bought him a ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by asdf350 on January 15, 2008

  • No more excuses

    I read this piece this morning, and then went to another site and read about Robert Johnson's questionable (I'm sure he thought he was being clever) introduction of Hillary Clinton, and his reference to Obama's ''neighborhood activities'' years back. I mention this because Mr. Johnson is the founder of BET, that great bastion of ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by sarringtoniii on January 14, 2008

  • Cos

    Okay, I've read what the man wrote and why is it wrong for him to state the obvious.....whether you are black, white or green..you don't spend money on ''bling'' when you've got kids to educate. I have avery good income because my parents didn't buy a bunch of crap, and instead educated their 5 children. I did the dame with mine - and they can ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by woodcat1 on January 13, 2008

  • Response to Cosby Bash

    While I feel that both Cosby and the writer make valid points, I believe the underlying cause has still been over-looked. Cosby states that blacks are more prone to invest their money on items that appear to make you look as if ''you have made it'', like clothes, shoes, cars, and jewelry. He also states that blacks do this instead of investing ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by barry ellis on January 12, 2008

  • Cosby is right

    The author of this article is missing the whole point of Cosby's admonition, drastically so. Was Cosby suggesting black kids use educational toys as a display of wealth, as opposed to luxury sneakers? Of course not! It's the whole idea of the display of wealth that is so self-defeating for anyone, especially those who are not wealthy. This ...
    Posted to The Dismal Science by ericp on January 12, 2008

  • Re: cos and effect

    It isn't about color, it isn't about income, it isn't about some strange Victorian demonstration or wealth or success, it is about PRIORITIES. Bill Cosby is an inspiration to people of all colors.
    Posted to The Dismal Science by Gaghalfront on January 12, 2008
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