Reply #50: Gotta strongly disagree with you there

[Lorien]

television is the main REASON people are isolated; it's not an adequate replacement for real human contact. I grew up without a TV so I've never felt any dependency on them, but the people I do know who seem "hooked' are miserable, boring and utterly brainwashed. Nothing could be better for America than to take a break from the glass teat. The Mainstream media and the vapid swill that passes for "entertainment" these days isn't worth a nanosecond of my time here on earth. I use my TV to watch an occasional DVD with a friend and that's it. It doesn't even get reception of local channels.

And yes, many people DID spend like drunken sailors when given excessive and easy credit. We can't follow the GOP and ignore the facts just because we don't like some of them. The banks should not have handed out credit as they did, and credit card interest rates should be capped at a much lower percentage...but the consumer buying frenzy HAD reached a fever pitch in recent years. There's no denying that.