they call themselves mall rats. i love it. it s only $24. consumerism definitely over in the 80s. people emerged from the 70s from tough economic times and went wow, we can now spend. i want you to think about this also. that s what is going to set your eyes off. the economy started growing, and it was largely a consumer driven growth. but the consumer economy was funded by debt. the national bankruptcy rate is soaring. greg and diana, annual income, 3 wood $32,000. they had $12,000 unsecured debts, bought a washer, drier, and beta max tv recorder, then went bankrupt. if you ve got plastic money, there s nothing holding you back. it was acceptable to have a credit card, more than acceptable. if you wanted to pull it out of your wallet and use it. live from tampa bay, florida, it s the home shopping club.
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