“The Knapps were thrilled to have just bought their own home, and everyone oohed and aahed when Farlan received a Ford Mustang for his 16th birthday.”
Pretty much the beginning of the end right there, as far as I’m concerned.
That's old school. The new way is to get a foreign aid package deal/laundromat. Much more lucrative.
We all make choices. Blaming personal choices on “society” is dismissive of the responsibilities that come with the exercise of free will. It started a lot longer that 50 years ago.
Yep.....nail on head.