tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post714273932208168322..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: Radical idea: Buying only what you needAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-31389799124525465952008-04-24T19:00:00.000-05:002008-04-24T19:00:00.000-05:00Buying only what you need is not helpful advice - ...Buying only what you need is not helpful advice - in a market driven economy that needs to keep growing just to maintain employment at current levels - I think in the US you need to grow at least 3-5% per year to keep things on an even keel.Mark (under construction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12409495851983178265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-41590715807932337892008-04-22T23:37:00.000-05:002008-04-22T23:37:00.000-05:00Yeah, that is very funny. They say it like that's ...Yeah, that is very funny. They say it like that's some kind of crazy disaster. That used to be a virtue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-64292290947340647232008-04-21T10:48:00.000-05:002008-04-21T10:48:00.000-05:00Upon further reflection, I wonder if the stores si...Upon further reflection, I wonder if the stores sited happen to be the stores where people are more likely to buy what they don't need, as in "oh I'll just run in Kohl's to see if there's anything new" (and it's cheap enough to not constitute a major purchase). As for the higher end stores, maybe the same is true for people with more money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com