True enough. I meant ‘haves’ in terms of having basics, affording to eat, affording rent anywhere in commuting distance to where one works, working a livable wage. Things that were once veritable givens if one was willing to work. I imagine some do consider themselves have nots because they still have the same car 3 years later, or have cancelled vacations. It does reflect a growing trend either way.
Those things are still veritable givens if one is willing to work.
Admittedly, you may have to make some changes.
The cable TV and high speed internet access may have to go, you may have to sell the house and buy, or rent, closer to your job, , give up the land line and three mobile phones and go with JUST the land line or JUST one mobile phone, etc.
We haven't gone into a "Great Depression", at least not yet.
When I see welfare mothers without mobile phones, cars, and big screen TVs I'll start to worry a little.
Things that were once veritable givens if one was willing to work.
There aren’t any givens. There are opportunities, but no givens.