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Letters by Burk

Luxury Poverty

Is what we live in

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Burk
Sep 15, 2025
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We can’t afford a home, but we’ve got the newest iPhone.

We’re drowning in student debt, but still rocking designer sneakers.

We live in a crummy 2-room apartment with roommates, but we’ve got an 85-inch smart TV mounted on the wall.

It’s easy to wag your finger and say, “That’s why people are broke. They buy toys instead of saving!”

But that’s too simple.

We’ve flipped the economy upside down.

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