iPhone - a Luxury Tax?

I love gadgets as much as the next, but a $400-$600 phone, with a $60/mo minimum connectivity charge?

Either Apple should have included this in the "RED" program or maybe this item belongs on a luxury tax list ... There might be a billion kids in the world without shoes. Do we really need 40 million people with an iPhone?

I'm not saying "no" to really cool things like iPhone - just, well, how is it NOT conspicuous consumption? If we let people be fashion forward, then have them do it with flair: donate some fraction back ...

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