Autumn Sun ☀️ on Nostr: I'm more inclined to think that consumerism stifles effective popular dissent to an ...
I'm more inclined to think that consumerism stifles effective popular dissent to an overbearing political class and is more likely to encourage indebtedness, ie. Empowering the financial apparatus (banks et al.)
The state collects more in a consumerist environment if there's a sales tax, or a high sales tax, but that's rarely the case in the US, is it?
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