Ted Rall for December 18, 1997
Transcript:
Consumer spending drives two-thirds of the economy, but Christmas sales are lame, are you doing your part? (Man: I already have a ton of stuff) You don't want to destroy our whole country, do you? Of course not! So you buy some new stuff to replace your old stuff... (Man: I don't know.) Buy stuff and leave it in offsite storage! Dump it in the woods! Throw your stuff away! (Man: But that's wasteful! Hey, wait! I could always give my extra stuff to the poor!) No! When you give your stuff away, you discourage others from buying their own stuff!