Consumerism And The Destruction Of The American Dream

The American life is contrasting compared to the rest of the world. We provide health, education, and welfare of our citizens but people don’t consider the conditions that make America different from others. In America, name brand is everything. When it comes to shoes or clothing, the brand name has influenced millions of Americans to consume their products. Furthermore, America’s society has conditioned the lives of Americans to believe money and merchandise are associated with happiness through the technology and media businesses. Hence, America is controlled by the idea of materialism and consumerism to obtain the American ideals; such as the American Dream etc. So, in ways does consumerism and materialism play as a controller of America?

has their economy reliant on consumerism. In other words, America's materialism causes the economy to be dependent on commercial consumption; also known as consumerism. Being that, the lives of Americans isn’t the top priority. Regarding consumption and the U.S. economy, a popular analogy is America’s consumption is the engine of the U.S. economy’s car. From what I have learned, the U.S. runs based on capitalism. Being that, materialism which leads to consumerism manifest's economic success. In other words, without materialism and consumerism, our economy could fail; it could even fall into a depression like Great Depression in the late nineteen twenties and early thirties. To be more specific, let’s say there was an exponential drop in demand for goods. The exponential drop would lead to an economic recession or depression. Then, over time millions of individuals will become unemployed. With millions of people unemployed, there would be more competition to keep or obtain jobs. With more competition between individuals to have an income for basic needs, people can and will do what they “need” to do in order to survive. Such as fighting, protesting, riots etc. that will eventually cause America to become a place of

The differences of purchases between “regular” and name-brand merchandise allow individuals to determine ranges of quality. In most cases, when you purchase a product that has a higher retail value; you are also paying for the higher quality. Getting a bargain is something everyone wants but being cheap could cause you to spend more money. To illustrate, let’s say you purchase a cheap or no name-brand set of makeup. With the cost being low, you have the risks of putting harmful chemicals onto your skin or having a disappointing makeup look. However, if you purchase high-end name-brand makeup such as Mac etc. you are provided information about each ingredient that is inside the makeup and you get a more pigmented look. Hence, you get better quality. Overall, searching for and purchasing name brand merchandise has its benefits such as higher quality, longer lasting, and in some bases, better