Anyone interested in buying the Commodore 128T?

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@Speelgoedmannetje

It's not always that easy. First of all I think his kids would love to go to the doctor if they are sick. Medical insurance is a pretty penny. Eating is something everyone likes to do at least once a day.

Most of us have to drive long distances to get to meager paying jobs so at $4.00 a gallon it still kills us. I know with that one people will say get a smaller car. A lot of us have the vehicles we have because of specific needs and jobs we had, and some of us have credit that won't allow us to get newer cars.

I'm sure living in hurricane country, his home insurance is really high. Uprooting your family isn't such a good idea at times to try to get around that.

There are other things too. Because this country was founded on people wanting to live on a higher standard of living, that cost is felt in everything. Services, food, everything.  

Because the guy that is packing flour at the plant that goes in all our food has expenses too, his company is going to charge accordingly. Add in fuel prices, a lot of us are hurting.

Companies are doing dirty things to get after people that look like they are going to be in debt to them. Benefits are being slashed, everything is collapsing.

Yes selling stuff is the answer. What good is a toy if your house gets foreclosed :-?

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@taunusand

That would be me that mentioned that.

Yes I know that y'all pay more for fuel. As for what tokyoracer was saying, not everyone has an SUV. There are some of us that actually have to travel 40 miles one way to get a job that pays about $6 dollars because in some places there ARE NO JOBS.

Because of the fuel prices and the insurance rates, companies aren't shy about cutting people from jobs. A lot of the areas don't have mass public transportation. A lot of the roads aren't safe enough to ride bicycles, and it's nearly impossible to get around on 25 miles of country road to get to a job (if you manage to find one)

In the United States, everything is tied to oil. Our economy is tied to oil. Energy, commerce, reality. I've felt that pinch, I'm still feeling it. Everyday I'm pray that I wake up to a job the next day. All it takes is a good portion of my customers that don't want to spend money on gas, so they don't spend money on other products. It gets worse.