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Steve RichardsonPartying like it’s 1899Wealthy Americans are still enjoying the fruits of others’ labor in a system economist Thorstein Veblen described 125 years ago.Jun 181
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellThe Need to Show Their Faux Wealth Is Like a Sickness Engulfing PeopleWealth used to be understated, but the nouveau riche and ersatz rich have raised it to clamorous levels, and they are pushing it into…Jul 24, 2023
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