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Wealthy People Being Encouraged to Give their Furniture to The Less Fortunate
If you don’t have a lot of money in the bank, its usually pretty difficult to get the things you need for your house. Throw a recession into the mix and you now have a lots of families who are struggling with old and decrepit furniture that not only looks bad but also makes every day living difficult. There may be an answer to this problem however in the form a government initiative which will ask those more fortunate to give their unwanted items to poorer families, instead of disposing of it or selling it on.
The government campaign which is predicted to kick off this November with news paper, Internet and and radio advertising. Americans have always been able to rally together in times of hardship and it is thought that around 150,000 homes would benefit a great deal from the appeal. The furniture that is most in demand is bedroom furniture like children’s beds, wardrobes and bedside table. There is also a high demand for living room items, with many families lacking tables, book cases and couches.
There have been the obvious criticisms of the government’s move, most stating that in this stumbling economy, people should be being encouraged to buy new. The government responded reasonably quickly to these accusations, with the argument that people will not be spending less money on new items, as people from low income families would be unlikely to buy new in the first place. Consumer spending expert, Kevin Hall, has suggested that “there will always be a demand for new furniture, but currently there are lots of items being wasted, which we cannot afford to be doing right now”.
The government has said that all furniture, regardless of condition will be accepted for consideration, including dining furniture, kitchen furniture, bedroom items, really anything that people don’t want.