blame the poor for buying stuff they can’t afford

The top 100 advertisers spent more than $100 billion last year trying to convince us we need newer cell phones, faster cars, better makeup, and more credit card debt. They inundate us with billboards, banner ads, and TV spots telling us we’re not good enough unless we buy their stuff. Do we really think this relentless barrage of advertising has no impact on our behavior, our sense of worth, our understanding of what we really need?
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