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Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:10 PM Feb 2014

Is an economic recovery possible if [View all]

most of the population of the United States shifts from consumerism to minimalism? All the useless items made now seem like a waste and sit on store shelves. It seems to me like the golden goose that lays the golden egg is no more if people don't have wages that can provide extra income to spend on useless junk.

Am I wrong?

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Is an economic recovery possible if [View all] Harmony Blue Feb 2014 OP

meanwhile, today Nordstrom announced two store closings in Portland. grasswire Feb 2014 #1

This could be the start 2naSalit Feb 2014 #2

Part of me thinks... Adrahil Feb 2014 #3

NO. democratisphere Feb 2014 #4

And no one is even trying to correct course. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #8

Agreed. When you know you're going to CRASH, why would you....... democratisphere Feb 2014 #12

A consumer economy without consumers isn't going to end well. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #5

If most of the American population went minimalist, the economy would collapse. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #6

We are headed for minimalism RobertEarl Feb 2014 #9

Possibly. The problem I see is that once it has progressed to the point I think we're talking about, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #10

'Willing to do that' RobertEarl Feb 2014 #11

The current generation coming up does give me hope. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #13

Heh RobertEarl Feb 2014 #14

Good advice. I'm working on that right now. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #15

More is better RobertEarl Feb 2014 #16

That state is Kentucky and I've worked there many times as well as attending the annual ritual of Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #18

About our cadre, I have almost nothing to do with people my(52)/our age anymore. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #17

Recovery only possible if we give workers a living wage. Rex Feb 2014 #7