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Tom, I think your comment gets at the heart of the challenge before us. Of course many people struggle to get their basic needs met, so buy only what they need. But most of us are going to have to change our desires and our buying habits simultaneously. What else can we do to get those 'good feelings' that consumer goods and advertising promise us?

A free public conversation series on consumerism starts at rontoms in Portland next Wednesday if anyone here wants to continue the discussion live. Check out www.oregonhum.org for more info.

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