November 30, 2011
Filed under Current Editorial, Perspectives
Let’s get straight to the facts; America is suffering from the “Big C.” No, not cancer–consumerism, and with the current state of the economy and the holidays coming up, America needs to put a halt to its excessive desire to spend money it doesn’t have.
Winter holidays are the biggest supporters of consumerism offering gadgets at lower costs than the rest of the year. Department stores use days such as Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday as excuses to run out and buy things. Everything is on “sale” for a limited time only and people only want the best for themselves and their families for Christmas.
Black Friday is taking over the holidays with stores opening as early as 10 p.m. Thanksgiving night, that’s seven hours earlier than usual. Forget spending time with your families, America says get out and hit the shops as soon as possible. Apparently buying products is more important than giving thanks. This year shoppers spent $11.4 billion in retail stores, which is up 6.6 billion dollars from last year according to Shoppertrack.com and it’s the largest increase in Black Friday shopping since 2007. Congratulations Americans, consumerism is running your life.
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Acesso em 26/03/2012.
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