Hey news media, and really everyone! Can we stop referring to people as "consumers"? We are not the "American consumers". We are the American people. We don't exist merely to consume goods and services. In fact, the goods and services are supposed to be there to enable us to live better lives, but no one ever seems to use language to emphasize that. We just hear the language of consumption as if people exist solely to buy things and help companies make a profit. i hate it.

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