http://www.bloggernews.net/117781 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/117781#comment-615520 davidschussler Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:50:06 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117781#comment-615520 You are correct we have become a society of users and discarders, just look at our landfills. They are filled with useable materials daily that would be recycled in many societies. Also " a dollar earned for a dollar's work" would be a good thing to return to. Look at the high price of plumbing, electrical work, medical help, dentistry, and many union services that suck the life out of our wallets. And...what about those highly paid unnecessary government employees in congress, the IRS, etc., etc. We are definitely not a frugal nation from top to bottom and we are about to learn a valuable lesson. You are correct we have become a society of users and discarders, just look at our landfills. They are filled with useable materials daily that would be recycled in many societies. Also ” a dollar earned for a dollar’s work” would be a good thing to return to. Look at the high price of plumbing, electrical work, medical help, dentistry, and many union services that suck the life out of our wallets. And…what about those highly paid unnecessary government employees in congress, the IRS, etc., etc. We are definitely not a frugal nation from top to bottom and we are about to learn a valuable lesson.

]]> http://www.bloggernews.net/117781#comment-613039 Pat Veretto Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:01:36 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117781#comment-613039 You're right; frugality didn't get us into this mess, but it will get us out. No pain, no gain? Maybe so. Those who rely on the extreme consumerism we've seen the last few years need to be reined in, anyway. There's hope. You’re right; frugality didn’t get us into this mess, but it will get us out. No pain, no gain? Maybe so. Those who rely on the extreme consumerism we’ve seen the last few years need to be reined in, anyway. There’s hope.

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