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Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling
It's not the governments problem that everyone wants to keep up with the Jones's.
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Problem? You want to see problems, imagine if everyone started saving their money and investing instead of buying things. Buying things is what our economy is based upon, if the vast majority of people were thrifty, budget-conscious and more likely to invest than spend, we'd be in an eternal depression. The Jones keep the economy solvent.
As far as Thor's original question goes, as long as engineers and scientists keep coming up with new toys we can play with, most of us won't care that we have very little political power and are economically no better off now than 20 years ago. As long as we can "like" ending world hunger on Facebook, what other power to effect change could you possibly want? As long as Telus is willing to give you the newest, shiniest phone for $0, what do you need money for?