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13. but the teenager has the memories.

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Low income families pay $2,635 on prom, higher income spend $842 [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2012 OP

Huh? What? How? That's crazy. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #1

VISA prom poll is bullshit, as it turns out, so, it's not possible --to answer your question :) CreekDog May 2012 #50

Okay, thanks. I've had a couple teens go to prom, and this made no sense at all. pnwmom May 2012 #55

Thank you. Getting tired of all the poor-bashing. n/t DLevine May 2012 #80

Thanks for doing the homework for the rest of us. Scuba May 2012 #82

Thank you. Starry Messenger May 2012 #98

Exactly! In case people were wondering why I was so cranky about some errors in a poll/article CreekDog May 2012 #104

I like it when you are cranky! Starry Messenger May 2012 #111

Visa Stats Are Indeed Bogus, Yet No Retraction? Shaping Youth May 2012 #118

you should bug David Lazarus, he posted it on LA Times and is ostensibly a consumer reporter CreekDog May 2012 #119

Not surprised HockeyMom May 2012 #2

This is pretty much the case I think Lilyeye May 2012 #16

The other thing that isn't taken into account Horse with no Name May 2012 #19

Or perhaps poor personal habits contribute to low income Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #27

Wait, wages have been flat for nearly 40 years but EFerrari May 2012 #56

Why are you spouting this RW nonsense on a Progressive site? Odin2005 May 2012 #68

It's not RW and it's not nonsense. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #87

"perhaps poor personal habits contribute to low income" obamanut2012 May 2012 #91

Yeah, and--? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #92

well a lack of opportunity and low paying jobs would've give you any income to save CreekDog May 2012 #105

I seriously doubt that is the end-all explanation for low income Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #112

Mittens would agree with you 100%. n/t DLevine May 2012 #81

"perhaps poor personal habits contribute to low income" obamanut2012 May 2012 #90

I did my daughter's hair and no way would I have let her go to a tanning salon. Ever. pnwmom May 2012 #77

What we did--we had prom parties that started the morning of prom Horse with no Name May 2012 #86

I'm guessing the "full blown prom experience" may be regional, too. pnwmom May 2012 #95

My hobby is doing it on the cheap Horse with no Name May 2012 #114

That's second nature for me, too. pnwmom May 2012 #115

I respectfully disagree maggiesfarmer May 2012 #30

I didn't go to my Prom either almost 50 years ago HockeyMom May 2012 #38

Yep, and that's probably the high point of the kid's social life. trof May 2012 #40

Poor money management skills... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #42

Familiar sentiment. Hmm. Kingofalldems May 2012 #116

Anybody who goes into debt to pay nearly $3000 toward prom is nuts. WI_DEM May 2012 #3

It makes perfect sense Horse with no Name May 2012 #4

It makes sense to me - I think a lot of families hedgehog May 2012 #5

I don't think so cali May 2012 #17

My evidence is only anecdotal, hedgehog May 2012 #47

Yeah ive seen it too Forward2012 May 2012 #53

Our values are so fucked up cali May 2012 #6

"Prey on the poor"? Nye Bevan May 2012 #22

as in push expensive crap and try to convince people that this is vital to their children's happines cali May 2012 #23

And poor people are too stupid to realize they can do without these things? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #26

I'd argue the poor are "preyed upon" only if they are ignorant. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #33

the people polling the poor people are stupid, the poor people themselves are not CreekDog May 2012 #52

That makes much more sense 4th law of robotics May 2012 #103

It's like buying a diamond wedding ring. Try being engaged and telling your fiancee' no diamond ring Zalatix May 2012 #73

If you and your fiance are both making at or below the poverty level 4th law of robotics May 2012 #101

I didn't get a diamond. Still got married. AngryAmish May 2012 #108

No, but kids may be. NYC Liberal May 2012 #75

Kids generally are pretty stupid 4th law of robotics May 2012 #102

A big start is to turn off the idiot box exboyfil May 2012 #29

They come to the schools Forward2012 May 2012 #58

the poll is bogus and has been corrected by other news stories --why are we so quick to believe it? CreekDog May 2012 #51

It's another opportunity to bash the poor Tsiyu May 2012 #66

What amazes me malthaussen May 2012 #94

one of the reasons I've read DU for so long is that some of the responses examine OP stories CreekDog May 2012 #106

And why isn't there a reality show on this yet? TV producers are slipping these days! Initech May 2012 #7

There was a quincereana one and there is a sweet sixteen focused reality show Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #10

Those are way different than a prom. Initech May 2012 #21

A 15 and even a sweet 16 makes sense to me in a way prom doesn't. EFerrari May 2012 #62

Probably about right. My daughter's dress alone was around $350 and hers wasnt in the stevenleser May 2012 #8

As mentioned a few times already Capt. Obvious May 2012 #9

...and they wonder why they don't have a pot to piss in. badtoworse May 2012 #11

but the teenager has the memories. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #13

It stuns me how many people dont get it. Solomon May 2012 #49

I went to one prom and one homecoming, yet have soooooooo many other great blueamy66 May 2012 #100

Did they include the graduation trip to Europe a rich kid gets? JoePhilly May 2012 #12

I spent about $100 on my prom jaysunb May 2012 #14

I paid maybe $30 TlalocW May 2012 #41

What would you even spend that kind of money on? XemaSab May 2012 #15

$100 not enough for decent hotel room in LA. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #18

And $200 is def not top dollar for shoes, sad to say. nt stevenleser May 2012 #25

If you're living in LA and earning 30K you *really* don't need to be spending money 4th law of robotics May 2012 #35

Neither of my kids got a hotel room. pnwmom May 2012 #76

makeup, dinner, corsages, jewelry, tips, pictures, tans, and an entire Horse with no Name May 2012 #20

I'm not paying $800 for something that is Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #36

Is it even possible to spend $100 on nails?! EFerrari May 2012 #60

Holy Crap! blueamy66 May 2012 #83

It's a BS number Xema CreekDog May 2012 #107

Well yes XemaSab May 2012 #109

I can buy that... belcffub May 2012 #24

I have no problem believing that. maggiesfarmer May 2012 #34

I worked at a firm that pushed on us heavily to sign up for automatic deductions for United way. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #39

$2,635 of $30,000 is about 9% of their total income 4th law of robotics May 2012 #28

Since when did it become "prom" and not "the prom"? In my day, we went to "the prom." jenmito May 2012 #31

The schools aren't helping matters when they book top-dollar venues for the prom. qb May 2012 #32

True. My kid's prom Mariana May 2012 #45

I wonder whether reality TV has anything to do with this renate May 2012 #37

A fool and his money... nt Speck Tater May 2012 #43

My limo was a Ford Tempo. I wore a borrowed dress. Kids need to ratchet this shit down TwilightGardener May 2012 #44

It's up to Mom and Dad to put the credit cards away Mariana May 2012 #74

took the words right outta my mouth blueamy66 May 2012 #99

I think we paid $150 YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #46

If anyone cares, I can demonstrate that this is false. cthulu2016 May 2012 #48

As you can see in this thread, not many care. Pithlet May 2012 #54

No kidding. n/t` EFerrari May 2012 #59

how about it! no thinking needed lunasun May 2012 #63

It sounded fake Tallulah May 2012 #61

Yup, your instincts and analysis are correct --poll is BS, only 119 included CreekDog May 2012 #69

Many paid for prom dresses with welfare checks, which they naturally picked up in a Cadillac n/t DefenseLawyer May 2012 #89

OMG. If my parents and or I were going to spend that treestar May 2012 #57

Maybe prom is more important in low-income families? I dunno - TBF May 2012 #64

It's not. The poll is stupid and bogus. And it undermines help for the poor... CreekDog May 2012 #71

Thanks for your response - TBF May 2012 #84

I question any poll done by VISA. HiPointDem May 2012 #65

I'm not suprised, sadly. Odin2005 May 2012 #67

LOL. This reminds me of a story from when I was a kid RZM May 2012 #70

I had a leather skirt when I was a poor college student. Mariana May 2012 #78

What is the moral of your story? Poor people can't manage money? obamanut2012 May 2012 #93

My personal experience with my daughter last year: LibDemAlways May 2012 #72

That's because most of these families live in rural communities where football is the only game. Selatius May 2012 #79

But... the prom is the most important night of your life!!! LeftinOH May 2012 #85

My lucrative Pizza Hut job was able to pay for a kickass Miami Vice white tux DefenseLawyer May 2012 #88

I had a friend who bought her daughter a $600 dress for prom cherish44 May 2012 #96

Count me among those who will never pay 842.00 for a prom never mind 2635.00!!!!/nt NotThisTime May 2012 #97

Low income people often make poor financial decisions. cigsandcoffee May 2012 #110

I thought denigrating poor people was a job for republicans. DLevine May 2012 #113

Prom. California. 1963. MineralMan May 2012 #117