25 4 / 2011
Americans Now Spend $1.2 Trillion a Year on Stuff We Don't Need - Culture - GOOD
Very unsurprising.
Despite the fact that most Americans are still struggling in the worst economy since the Great Depression, a “non-scientific study” from the Wall Street Journal says that U.S. citizens now spend $1.2 trillion annually on nonessential goods. For context, that’s more than 11 percent of overall consumer spending.
From the Department of No Big Surprise.
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