Do you Believe that too Many People are Unable to Tell the Difference Between "Want" and "Need"?

We have a nation full of those people.

Definitely.

More than half of society.

Forclosures qualify,?

Lots of my friends are like that

How many is to many ?

If you have to ask then you have too much - LOL

May be, but I want to need less. (wink wink, nod nod)

Everyone wants something but do they really need it, No , But the preseed that they do ,And get lost in the process of doing whats right.

You forgot "self entitlement" as well, but yes, oh how that line blurred to the tenth power.

In 2012 A.D. This are the things you need, especially if you are out of work looking for a job.

Work
House
Car
Food
Working utilities
Cell phone (cheaper than a landline, and you need a phone to find a job).
Internet - An indispensable tool in a job search.
Computer - To compose your resume on duh!

You don't need a phone, internet or a computer, because if your friends or family don't have one, your local public library will have one. And if you don't have a job, you can visit those places regularly. And you don't HAVE to have a car. In cities there is public transit; in rural areas, you can almost always find someone that won't mind helping you go to the places you need to go.

This is hardly news.

My sister is a great example. She wastes all of her paycheck on clothes and shoes and purses, because she feels that she "needs" them.

If your wanting something you need and the govt. gives it to you whether you need it or not it gets hard to know whether you got what you needed or you got what you wanted

In our consumer-driven economy, we're constantly being bombarded, via the mass media, with all sorts of new "needs", like HDTV’s, and blu-ray DVD’s, smart phones, IPods, etc. Depending upon one's economic situation, many of these expectations are bound to go unfulfilled.

The irony is that once these so-called "needs" are satisfied, our brains get a temporary boost in dopamine levels, followed by the inevitable let-down.

As we take more and more things for granted, our "wants" evolve into "needs", leaving us marooned in an endless cycle of acquisition and disappointment, which may be why wealth often goes hand in hand with increased rates of depression.

You hear it all the time... I need a house (I can't afford), I need a new car (I can't afford)... so many seem to covet the things they see that others have, but instead of working hard and first focusing on their REAL needs, they think that their WANTS is what will make them truly happy. The Government seems overly zealous in helping shape this in peoples minds, giving into the "wants" of the people and not the actual "needs" of the people. Instead of focusing on how to lower the standards for mortgages, it should have been the economy, instead of focusing on ObamaCare (forced healthcare, not reform) it should have been on the economy... create jobs, create success. This will allow more to meet their basic needs and maybe even put some of their wants within reach.

Wants should be earned, not given!

We have had it too easy for too long that people have become accustom to having their every whim fulfilled. Now in a time of trouble many are ill prepared for the hardships to come.

Seems so.

Yes...Me wants me puddin'...

Well that's easy ;)

Yum...

Syrup sponge pudding and Cornish Clotted Cream :)

Sound like an artery clogger, JM. I'll just stick with...

Sounds like food for these chaps...

LOL...I LOVED THAT MOVIE!!! Almost as much as I loved...

...P.S. That movie's named afer me. ;-)

Hahahahaha.... Cornetto?



PS. I live in Gloucestershire...

LOL...I haven't seen that movie yet. I've got to check it out. I wonder if it's on Netflix.

It is certain to be available as a torrent ;)

Easy credit removes critical thinking and judgement from the buy or not decision. Habits reinforce buying your wants, and rationalizing them as needs.

It's a shame, but true.

yes

I think that can be the case, though I also think people can tell the difference but rationalise it with the excuse that it's good for their mental health or they "deserve" it.

Well stated.

Sometimes, yes. But I was thinking more about the people who rack up huge debts, maxing out credit cards, to finance their lifestyle.

Some do, yes. I also know some who just say God will sort it out. That one makes me laugh.