America is the land of stuff. Stuff in the house, stuff in closets, stuff in the cars and trucks, stuff in the rental storage units, stuff in the stuffed garages.
Where didi it all come from--when did we get it all-do we need to get rid of some of it-can't we get along without it- what if we might need it?
Look around, most of it came from Asia probably a little was made here in the USA. Most of this stuff is paid for, but some is still appearing on our credit card balances. American consumers reportedly account for 70% of our GNP, but our stuff is not consumed--it is in the garage.
Americans pay $15,000 to $50,000 for an automobile and park in the driveway while the garage is crammed full of just stuff. How about those garage sales? A good place to get more stuff!
All the neighbors come and pick over your stuff, so they can add it to their stuff until they have a garage sale, so you wind up trading each other's stuff.
China, Japan , Taiwan, Sri Lanka don't care how much stuff we have and probably don't need; they just want us to buy more and will loan us the money to buy the stuff with.
How long can this stuff accumulating go on? Indefinitely according to some economists, who encourage more 'consumption' and debt for us.
With Love and Kindness,
THE HATMAN
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