Foregoing Immediate Pleasures.

There are 15,828 Starbucks in the U. S., Canada and Mexico.

Of these, 842 are located in Meheeeeko, with 243 of those in Meheeeeko Citeee.  1,423 of them are located in Canada, with the largest, at 4,000 sq. ft., located in Vancouver.  Most are located in Vancouver and Toronto.  The rest of the country has figured out how to make it at home or the office.  

And speaking of Vancouver, there's an intersection on Main Street with all four corners inhabited by a Starbucks.  And yes, Vancouver's main street is actually named "Main Street."  Given that the average Mexican makes only about $1,030 a month, it's no surprise they're hard-pressed to pay 200 of those 17,899 pesos for a cup of joe.

So here's my point:  Any group of folks who continually bitch, moan and complain about the economy, and their jobs, and life in America, while wondering why the rich don't pay "their fair share, and yet still pay upwards of $9.00 for a friggin' cup of coffee, are flat-out vacuous, poorly-educated losers.

Starbucks does more than $2 Billion Dollars a Year.  And a legion of folks who cannot get their heart started on any given day without a trip through Starbucks drive-thru, and an order for a Double Mocha Carmel Brulee Frappachino Cookie Crumble, at $8.59, plus Taxifornia's usurous 10.5% sales tax, and a mandatory 30% tip, are ignorant fools.  

These are the folks who cannot afford a house.  And let us know it's our fault, somehow.  It isn't. It's theirs.  Foregoing immediate pleasures to fund future desires is the American Way.  When I grew up you didn't buy a TV until you could afford to pay cash.  Even a car.  You do not need that pricey cup of coffee.  Make some at home and take it with you.  Same with a sandwich for lunch.  Buy some bologna and cheese, a loaf of bread and some mustard and save that $15.00 you continually spend at MickeyD's.  While complaining loudly that their prices have gone through the roof.  Save money while others waste it.  And then wind up at some time in the future with the Big House on the Hill.    

While the Starbucks crowd is still living in a drafty, expensive apartment...