How do others think about American consumerism?
@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
April 27, 2018 10:26pm CST
Do you think shopping is the best way to improve our economy?
Or do you feel that the money tread mill is taking away our time to spend doing more meaningful activities?
People are spending more time working, earning, and spending that money but the concept of individual purpose and freedom seem to be missing in our every day lives, due to our very nature of and tendency to consume.
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
28 Apr 18
It seems to me we have long been defeating the purpose. They seem to just want us to work so we can buy their dumb products while they are in the Caribbean drinking Margarita's. Makes no sense why more people are not mad at this and just except it.
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
28 Apr 18
@JohnRoberts Indeed, But I am pretty sure I have a few vices and think we all need that, but some of the stuff people buy including, my sister, I am like why? Like my sister bought these two plastic things so you can put cooking utensils on. It catches food particles and has nice little spot for the handle, but a small plate works fine and to me it was a waste of money because a small plate worked just as well. I believe she did get them from Amazon. 
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
28 Apr 18
I think money is to be spent, or invested. Whether you leave it at the bank, or push it in stock markets, or buy things, it is pretty much the same, unless there are defaults on loan. So it does not matter whether people buy. It is silly. It encourages wrong type of industries.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
28 Apr 18
For improving our economy,first and foremost we have to create wealth.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Apr 18
I am a relic who believes in you save money for a major purchase and not diving into payment plans. I am a firm believer in saving money and being prepared for the future. Contrary to common belief, the government isn't going to take care of you with monthly checks. Many simple joys are free.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Apr 18
Because we tend to think that the money we earned are meant to be spent anytime, any day. We work in order to spend instead of saving them for the future. 
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
28 Apr 18
Real values have gone down the drain when people changed the importance of "being" by the using of "having".
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
28 Apr 18
I am not surprised if the world ends simply because of this.
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
28 Apr 18
Yes there is so much to choose from and newer products and inventions everyday!!! The question do we need them?? And the answer is no!!!!! The marketing psychologist do a good job telling us we need this stuff, until we R broke!!! Then we see how much less we really need!!!!
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@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
30 Apr 18
Shopping is not the best way to improve economy but it can be when you are shopping for goods manufactured in the country
