I agree and think America should go on hiatus from buying all non-essentials for a while. This era of rampant, debt-based consumerism is an abomination. Gotta get that new iPod, then whoa there’s an even newer iPod I gotta get now. Whoa, look at that new car stereo which I can plug my new iPod into! Gotta get it! Wii! Surround sound! Plasma! Hybrid! Navigation system! iphone! WTF!?