"Affluenza"- the Disease of Spending Money

"KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES"
Affluenza, the conflation of the words affluent and influenza, is the problem of over-consumption and its effects on society and the environment. Some effects of Affluenza are; the severe need to spend money on unneeded objects; an obsession with things; greed; and self-absorption. The majority of the American population suffers from this disease called Affluenza. However, it isn't just the people's fault. Advertisers infect the country with more things that they "need" to have. Commercials are like the germs. …