10 Things That Rich And Poor People Use Completely Differently

It shouldn’t be that hard to think of differences between rich people and poor people. These days you can barely turn on the TV or check the news without hearing about inequality. It’s a serious issue no doubt, and it has the potential to turn our society on its head if it’s not addressed. However, today we’re going to be doing something else. In a rather light hearted way, we’re going to take a look at the things that rich people and poor people actually have in common. Okay, not entirely in common. While both groups do use these things in one way or another, they typically use them completely differently. Before we continue, one thing to note is that this list is going to add a bit of humor to a normally quite heavy topic. That was intentional on our behalf. We believe that even humor and good natured jokes can be used to invoke critical thinking about the way that the world is structured and the things going on around us. At least that is what we hope we can do with this list. So, without further ado, these are 25 Things That Rich And Poor People Use Completely Differently!

10

Loans

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Rich people use them to make money (from interest); poor people use them to pay their bills.

9

Thrift stores

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Poor people buy clothes there; rich college kids buy costumes there.

8

The emergency room

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Rich people go there for unexpected medical events that need immediate attention; poor people go there when their medical condition can’t be ignored any longer.

7

Hobbies

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Poor people use them to pass time between shifts at work; rich people use them to pass time instead of work.

6

Rental properties

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Poor people rent them; rich people make money off them.

5

Candles

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Rich people use them for decoration; poor people use them for light.

4

Dumpsters

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The rich put it, the poor take out.

3

ATMs

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Rich people use them to get out a little extra cash; poor people take out lots of cash at once to avoid having to pay multiple fees.

2

Mobile homes

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Rich people use them as vacation homes; poor people use them as permanent housing.

1

Ski masks

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Rich people use them for skiing; poor people use them for, well…you know.

Note: but seriously, who uses ski masks for actual skiing?

Another note: we neither seek to justify nor defend theft. It is worth noting, however, that while poorer people tend to commit crimes for which a ski mask could be relevant, rich people tend to commit white collar crime for which they are rarely prosecuted. Which one is worse? We’ll let you decide that.