[jveritas]

Consumption is one of the most important factors that make us by far the greatest and most powerful economy on this planet. The power of this economy is that you spend dollars in order to earn dollars. When the money cycles around it will always bring prosperity, when it stops cycling it will bring depressing as in the case in most of Europe.

[bikepacker67]

The power of this economy is that you spend dollars in order to earn dollars.

You have a career in infomercials:

Get Rich by Spending!

The bottom line is this, Americans are working longer and harder then ever - and at the same time, have no appreciable savings.