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Lexis-Nexis  It's All You Need To Know
Juliet B. Schor says the majority of Americans are intent on "competitive consumption," trying to acquire the trappings of the rich by accumulating the most, and latest, toys. She drives a 1989 Acura, bought second-hand.

Credit: Michael Quan for The New York Times
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