Bria, I enjoyed reading your post. I like how you pointed out that people from different socioeconomic status are more alike than you thought, because they both are spending their money on similar things to keep up with one another. As mentioned in my post, I think the president of Tajikistan made a wise decision when he restricted people in his country, which lives below the poverty line from using their life savings just to compete with their neighbors. In the article Conspicuous Consumptions, the author mentioned that one family had, a $10 cell phone bill and the husband spends $12 month on alcohol beverages, but would not pay their children $2.50 school tuition. I think this was a good example of how conspicuous consumptions can hurt a
