Hi Jon,
I think a vast majority of the U.S.'s economic problems, if not all of them, can be traced to our nation's deeply rooted consumerism.
It's far from just the US. You probably remember that we had some riots in Britain this summer; a lot of people, including some of the rioters, think that consumerism is partly to blame for that.
Accordingly, I don't think there is any realistic solution to the problems our economy is facing that don't involve some how lessening and, perhaps getting rid of, consumerism.
Instinctively, I think think, hell yes! Consumerism is destroying our societies and our natural environment.
On the other hand, I work in a department store. You see my predicament.
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