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Jacy Jean Skelton
Miss Darby
American Literature and Composition
12 September 2005
Parents feel proud when they can provide nice things for their children. Often when buying things, money is an issue and buying the more expensive clothes makes a prouder parent. Some parents can’t or choose not to provide much for their children. The amount of money made by hard-working parents who spend $80 on a pair of jeans compared to the amount that un-providing parents receive is quite significant. And yet, the children of the unemployed get the same $80 jeans for a mere $3 at Goodwill or another thrift store. Therefore, expensive clothes should not be available at a lower price for those less fortunate.
If expensive clothes weren’t available to those who couldn’t pay full price for them, more people would be judgmental about what they wore. But, if a true limit was set on what clothes cost, some people would work more. If they couldn’t get those $80 jeans without actually having $80, they would not buy them because they either didn’t think they were worth it, or work hard to be able to afford them. It would increase the numbers of working people and improve work ethic if they truly had to work for what they wanted. An advantage about expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that when they can buy clothes, they’ll feel proud of their accomplishments and want to work harder more often.
Another possible scenario would be that if people dind’t have enough money to buy clothes, they just wouldn’t buy them, which would result in people not wearing anything. Even so, an advantage about expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that you could tell social status just from what a person is wearing. Society already does that, but is usually more wrong than they are right. Also, if a person’s clothes reflected how much money they make, which mirrors how hard they work, judging people would be easier and social status would be applied more easily.
Besides the two points previously stated, the best advantage resulting from expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that everyone would learn the true value of money. Work ethic would be developed and people would realize it actually takes effort to see a result. Money is earned by working. If they don’t work, they shouldn’t get expensive clothes that those who work DO get. Working citizens would see the fruits of their labors in their Fruits of the Loom, and would be role models for those not working to understand that they put in the hours and in return, get rewarded. Money is earned by work, and work earns clothes. Why should being lazy earn lazy bums designer clothes? It shouldn’t.
In conclusion, expensive clothes shouldn’t be available to those who can’t afford them. It’s because clothes are worth something and mean something. Good clothes are earned with hard work and good ethics. People should be proud of what they can afford, and clothing is one thing workers should be proud to show off if they earn it.
Miss Darby
American Literature and Composition
12 September 2005
Parents feel proud when they can provide nice things for their children. Often when buying things, money is an issue and buying the more expensive clothes makes a prouder parent. Some parents can’t or choose not to provide much for their children. The amount of money made by hard-working parents who spend $80 on a pair of jeans compared to the amount that un-providing parents receive is quite significant. And yet, the children of the unemployed get the same $80 jeans for a mere $3 at Goodwill or another thrift store. Therefore, expensive clothes should not be available at a lower price for those less fortunate.
If expensive clothes weren’t available to those who couldn’t pay full price for them, more people would be judgmental about what they wore. But, if a true limit was set on what clothes cost, some people would work more. If they couldn’t get those $80 jeans without actually having $80, they would not buy them because they either didn’t think they were worth it, or work hard to be able to afford them. It would increase the numbers of working people and improve work ethic if they truly had to work for what they wanted. An advantage about expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that when they can buy clothes, they’ll feel proud of their accomplishments and want to work harder more often.
Another possible scenario would be that if people dind’t have enough money to buy clothes, they just wouldn’t buy them, which would result in people not wearing anything. Even so, an advantage about expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that you could tell social status just from what a person is wearing. Society already does that, but is usually more wrong than they are right. Also, if a person’s clothes reflected how much money they make, which mirrors how hard they work, judging people would be easier and social status would be applied more easily.
Besides the two points previously stated, the best advantage resulting from expensive clothes not being available to those who can’t afford them would be that everyone would learn the true value of money. Work ethic would be developed and people would realize it actually takes effort to see a result. Money is earned by working. If they don’t work, they shouldn’t get expensive clothes that those who work DO get. Working citizens would see the fruits of their labors in their Fruits of the Loom, and would be role models for those not working to understand that they put in the hours and in return, get rewarded. Money is earned by work, and work earns clothes. Why should being lazy earn lazy bums designer clothes? It shouldn’t.
In conclusion, expensive clothes shouldn’t be available to those who can’t afford them. It’s because clothes are worth something and mean something. Good clothes are earned with hard work and good ethics. People should be proud of what they can afford, and clothing is one thing workers should be proud to show off if they earn it.