drinking starbucks coffee and gas usage by the average american have absolutely nothing to do with the deficit...borrowing money from foreign governments (for example china) to pay for an out of control military budget and cutting taxes for the richest 1% of americans, however, has quite an impact on our deficit...i'm not really sure why you think saving money by not purchasing an ipod will improve our situation...it won't...the deficit is a function of governmental spending, not consumer spending...so unless you found some declassified documents that prove uncle sam is driving to starbucks and splurging on carmel frappucinos while cranking up the itunes on apple's latest marketing gimmick, i just don't get what you're getting at.

Love you immensely though!

I understand that. But the idea of saving money comes from everyone else. People think that the deficit we are in is spinning us into another depression. We are not going into a depression and our spending habits are backing that point up. Thats what I'm getting at.

1- China bought our debt from all the other countries.

2- our spending on starbucks and gas is putting more money in the "upper 1%"

3- anytime a major corporation makes that much money and kids are starving should set off alarms

4- 5 years after the middle class is depleted in ANY civilization, a revolution ensued

5- spending money on luxury items (ipods, starbucks, gasoline) helps deplete the middle class.

6- ride a bike, get coffee at the deli, stream music of pandora, cut up your credit cards.

I agree but at the same time don't. BC i think we all are programmed to buy shit and when the country is doing bad we buy more stupid shit. Like people buy more coffee and spend bullshit on wii and ps3 bc people cant buy houses or cars and anything real