shopping

[Paul Mackin]

Yes. The govenment is simply urging people not to be so persimistic about
the future that they stop buying things they want. No one is telling people
in danger of losing their jobs to go out and buy a new car. No question but
what optimism makes capitalist economies work, reasonably well much of the
time. It would be very strange if a govenment didn't try to encourage as
much optimism as possible in a serious crisis. The crisis by the way would
have been nearly as serious even without 9/11. A recession was on the
horizon. In any case urgings from the govenment have only very marginal
effect. Americans base their purchasing decisions on their family's economic
self interest. They don't buy to support the President or the economy.

Heading for the mall.

            P.

----- Original Message -----
From: "mike j" <michaelmailing at yahoo.com>
To: "Pynchon List" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: shopping


> all this complaining about consumer culture seems
> kinda dumb to me -- it's basic economics, for better
> or worse, that the flow of money is what keeps the
> country afloat. i would be willing to bet that
> post-ers like monroe and others who are disgusted at
> the crassness of our leaders suggesting we get on
> planes, go out for dinner, buy action figures,
> whatever, don't work for airlines, own or work at a
> restaurant, have a job at the mall, etc.
>
> ======
>
> Okay, before I set in on M&D, or before I get set off
> by something else here, a little something from G.W.
> Bush's Thursday night press conference.  Now, I'm all
> for getting on with the National Life here, but what's
> interesting here are "our" priorities ...
>
> "We cannot let the terrorists acheive the objective of
> frightening our nation to the point where we don't
> conduct business or people don't shop."
>
>
http://chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0110120186oct12.story?coll=ch
i%2Dnewsnationworld%2Dhed
>
> God forbid ...
>
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