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Old 08-26-2008, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by barramac View Post
if your idea of excessive consumerism, is spending everything as soon as it gets into your pocket, only 1 week max in advance financial planning, buying an suv when u can not feed you family etc. you will find so many world consumer champions in asia, the usa will not get a look in.
Ah, so true. After all, the pretty displays we watch with all the pretty pictures flashing by sympathetically with engaging tunes and beautiful people telling us we deserve a new Lexus are built, primarily, in Asia.
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