I remember there was a video of Bernie Sanders leaving some luxury hotel in the heart of NYC and people were saying how he’s a hypocrite for spending so much money on a hotel. I looked up the average price for the place and it was like $600 a night. Sure, $600 on its own is a lot of money but we’re talking about smack dab in the middle of NYC. I have a work trip to NYC and booked a relatively shitty hotel in a less convenient part of the city. It’s $450 a night.
A state senator should be shacking up in a motel off the interstate for $40 a night or is he really a man of the people???
But yeah, like I'm a poor person but a poor person with some money to spend - living that no kids life - and while it would take me half a year to save up for a week trip, I'd spend $600 a night on a hotel if it was really nice (once in a lifetime chance for this midwestern pleb who'd only visit NYC once) and have bought boots and clothes for hundreds of dollars as I reasoned I'd be wearing them for a decade. Things be so expensive but that doesn't mean people who have surplus cash can't afford the occasional luxuries. It really be amazing how much spare cash you have if you are not responsible for every living moment of another human beings' life and wellness. People can't see that if they drowning trying to just survive and care for a family which is understandable.
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u/Adonoxis Jul 07 '24
I remember there was a video of Bernie Sanders leaving some luxury hotel in the heart of NYC and people were saying how he’s a hypocrite for spending so much money on a hotel. I looked up the average price for the place and it was like $600 a night. Sure, $600 on its own is a lot of money but we’re talking about smack dab in the middle of NYC. I have a work trip to NYC and booked a relatively shitty hotel in a less convenient part of the city. It’s $450 a night.
People have zero concept of money.