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I really think we need a tax on unutilized assets. Start with commercial real estate then residential real estate and go all the way down to the useful things in your storage unit.
Didn't take your boat out this season? That's a paddlin'.
on god i'd make heartbreaking political compromises to see boat guys suffer
People that don't take their boat out aren't boat people.
true but i don't know a term specifically for 'dude who parks a boat in his driveway 365 and talks about his boat all the time, yet never uses it'
there should be a name for a person that seeks validation for their purchases or expenditures.
Marx calls it conspicuous consumption.
So conspicuous consumer sounds right
Theoretical boat guy?
I can somewhat sympathize, boats are super expensive to maintain and fuel, not everyone has the money and time to maintain them.