An end to boom and bust

[davywavy]

Sauntering through Stevenage town centre this morning, I couldn't help but notice that a new pawn/loans/cashforgold shop has opened up next to the bus station. This is the fourth within a radius of about 100 yards in the town centre. When I started David Inc. back in 2004 there was only one.

It struck me as interesting that - thanks to the promised end of boom and bust - the town high street has gone from being the place where people buy their possessions to the place where they sell them.

Comments

[davegodfrey.livejournal.com]

Given the prevalence of online-only job applications I disagree. And phonelines aren't really a luxury item in the modern society, which is all you need.

Even subscription TV isn't that expensive. £40 quid for broadband, cable and telephone. I'm probably not even on the cheapest/fastest/best service contract I could be on either.

Of course you end up tied into contracts, and And isn't the point of using the usurers so that you have the cash to pay these sorts of bills? (And then more cash to pay the other usurers, and so on.)