Whip out your credit cards and wipe out your retirement plans, ’cause the New York Times wants you to keep spending money. That’s the impression I got, anyway, after reading this feature about the wane of Japanese consumerism. My favorite line comes in the lead paragraph: As recession-wary Americans adapt to a new frugality, Japan [...]
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What I’m Reading
New York Times says we should spend more
Whip out your credit cards and wipe out your retirement plans, ’cause the New York Times wants you to keep spending money. That’s the impression I got, anyway, after reading this feature about the wane of Japanese consumerism. My favorite line comes in the lead paragraph: As recession-wary Americans adapt to a new frugality, Japan [...]
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