How Materialistic Are We?

The U.S. makes up 5% of the world's population and CONSUMES 25% of the world's goods 

The average credit card debt of the American household is $15,788; and the average interest rate is 14.67%

The total consumer debt in America is 2.45 TRILLION DOLLARS. (with a "T") 

The national debt is 13.3 TRILLION DOLLARS (with another "T") and continues to rise at 4.13 BILLION/DAY

1.4 MILLION Americans filed personal bankruptcy in 2009, which is a 32% increase from 2008 (IN ONE YEAR)

The average American now works 160 more hours/year than in 1969 (1 FULL MONTH MORE) Time with children has declined 22 hours/week since 1969. 

In a 10 year study on suicide, Dr. Erin Beck said: 

"The more money you make, the more likely you are to commit suicide." 

The more a person makes, the more likely they are to cheat in their marriage:

Under $30,000- 31% :: Over $60,000- 70%

9 out of 10 Americans believe our society is materialistic 

93% of Americans feel we are too focused on making money 

91% of Americans say we consume more than we need 

SO...what are we going to do about this? *crickets* 

--ThaChosenExec