Missed the point.
Elaborate on the point if you want me to get it. Otherwise I stand by the notion that you don't have a point beyond what I've already debunked.
If a new game is 50 dollars, and you only have 5 dollars left over after budgeting for all necessary first world expenses, and it would therefore take ten months to purchase a game, I would say that's most definitely a strain on your cash flow.
No, it means you're doing budgeting wrong. What if you do only have $5 of spare change every month? Even at $5, not every penny of it *needs* to be put aside towards a game. If there are important things to you other than games, then spending 100% of your leftover cash on games is doing budgeting wrong.
Severe? Losing a job and gaining one that pays less is "severe" if you still have enough money for monthly payments for everything?
$1500 a month to $200 a month is severe. I doubt you'll find many people who earn $1500 a month but spend less than $200 of it.
What is your opinion on the Sony BMG Rootkit scandal?
I wouldn't really know enough about the situation to have a strong opinion. I've heard the rootkit described as malware a lot. I don't know how accurate this is, but I think bundled malware that has effects on your computer beyond how it plays the product it's bundled with should be illegal.