And then there are those like me who have cable -- not for TV but for internet and phone. I can't figure out when people who work have time to watch TV and make movies and process photos and read email lists like this :-) I do agree that many people who barely make it from paycheck to paycheck will consider TV a necessity and will do whatever necessary to get their daily fix. Shirley On Jul 18, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Patty Winter wrote: >> From: Elliott Frank <esfrank at hotmail.com> >> >> Get a grip. The "underclass" (betraying your bourgeois mindset) can >> afford >> basic cable. It's not a luxury, it's a necessity. > > Not for everyone. There are still 15-20% of households in the U.S. > that have neither cable nor satellite TV. > > >