[Skip to the end] (a casual email exchange) >    >   On 8/24/08, Russell wrote: >    >   I found this an interesting read. Roach argues that economies and the US >   economy has generally been built on a consumption binge. >    Right, consumption is the whole point of working. Some of the output is consumed, some ‘invested’ for future consumption to be greater than otherwise, but it’s all [...]