Reply #10: Complex issue

[Liberal Gramma]

As one poster says, it was simpler times. Vacations were either camping or visiting relatives. Cooking and eating at home were the norm. Clothes were just clothes, not designer items. The family all shared one phone, sometimes shared it with other party-line families.
It's partly advertising that has fueled the consumer buying frenzy. And it's partly corporate greed that has eliminated jobs. But we have to take some of the blame ourselves. Money and possessions have become more important than family, friends, and faith to many of us. It's possible to change, but it's a choice that every family has to make for itself. We can't expect the government to change our values for us.