This courtesy of Mish Shedlock.
The cultural rot has driven the economy over the cliff, and this article is a sign, that on some level, for some families, things might be turning for the better.
Especial attention to the final couple of lines of the article!!
It was the compulsive consumerism that fueled the bubble, and only a turning away from that way of life, and an embrace of a life that emphasizes thrift, value, sobriety and community will lead us out of the woods.
Last night, we were standing in the parking lot of our church, and my seventeen year-old-son was expressing his frustration with the place. His complaint essentially focused on the conspicuous consumption culture that took hold in the last five to six years: 'Look at all these SUV's!,' says he. 'It's just excessive.' He knows that the consumerism is a symptom of the parishioners' narcissism. (I was sooo proud of him--he gets it!)
I've got nothing against SUV's--they're wonderful things, like all things, bought for the right uses and reasons. I'm a stone capitalist, and the last thing we need is Pelosi and Obama deciding what cars can and can't be driven.
I just know that greed is the cancer of the soul.
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