Persuasive on Money

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The textbook definition of money is want. Technically, we are supposed to be able to live without money. But as our society has changed, the meaning of money has changed as well. Nothing in life is free. Everything that we use every day in order to live costs us our income. The fight for survival has increased as less people are able to afford the necessities of life. A perfect example of our need for money is the thousands of unemployed and homeless people. Without money, many people are unable to feed their families or pay for their homes. As a result, some are losing the places they live and others spend every day wondering where their next meal is going to come from. The thing keeping them from their homes or food is not having any money. Another great example is school. Even in the early years of school, there are supplies that children need in order to be successful. As time goes on, and students have to pay for college, without eligibility for scholarships and financial aid, they’re usually stuck. Even though they may be able to take out a student loan, they eventually need money in order to pay that back. A part time job gives them next to nothing, and they become indebted to the back for most if not all of their lives. Some other important reasons that money is a need is gas, electricity, and water. Also, clothing, insurance, car payment or buying a used car, and many other things we use every day. No one would ever consider a telephone or a computer a need, but in today’s society, between important communication and school assignments, some technologies are also needed, and are usually very expensive and raise the need for more money. Even those of us without home internet access, we use public or school computers, but money was still needed to buy them. In today’s society, it is nearly impossible to live without money. Since the definition of a
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