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When the financial services industry began to collapse, I was angered by the fact that the government - meaning us - was going to bail them out. I fired off a number of angry letters to senators and congressmen. Then I stopped. I recently retired - a great choice - so I stopped working. I stopped spending except on essentials, and I stopped shopping! I have been going to therapy for years for an anxiety disorder, but the collapse of the economy has worked better than therapy and drugs. Now that I can't buy anything I want, I realized I didn't want anything in the first place. I especially don't want the junk for sale in most of our discount stores and outlets. I agree. Let the government do the shopping. The government is already corrupt, spends money on more useless garbage than my second wife. Even she didn't buy a bridge to nowhere. Okay, but just one. The Government pays through the nose for high tech stuff like hammers and toilet seats. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas. I am finally free.
