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[xiphias]

The aphorism "waste not, want not" is a rather destructive concept in America today. Because it implies that poverty is a moral failing. If you're poor, the aphorism says, it's because you're wasteful, and lazy.

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[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

I don't think "Waste not, want not" is particular to this moment in American culture; it's been causing damage for a while now.