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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us

You want that discounted flat-screen TV. You want to help boost the economy. But I've got news for you.
Andrew Leonard

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  • Tuesday, December 2, 2008 04:28 AM

    It's not about buying, it's about WHAT is being bought

    Buying more consumer-oriented toys at Wal-Mart won't solve our problems, but it's not because consumers don't have enough money to make a dent. It's because buying a plasma display doesn't add enough value to the world we live in. Buying an education does. Once we get our priorities straight, everything else will follow.

    —mrbobbo Read mrbobbo's other letters

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