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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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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 08:47 PM

    your column seems like every other headline

    logical but not emotionally true... Americans buy based on emotion, not rationale

    the mall here is packed daily with holiday shoppers and check the numbers for retail sales, they are not as one dimensional as you portray

    —hootie Read hootie's other letters

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