Consumption is patriotic
January 22nd, 2009 | Comments Off
Officials in one of the world’s largest countries are telling citizens to shop-till-you-drop for the good of the nation. Buying personal big-ticket items is patriotic. Which country could that be? It’s the world’s largest country: China. From a report in the Shanghai Daily: “Buy an apartment, and you are patriotic,” says a local Chinese official [...]





