Rising Luxury-Goods Sales

American Voices

Sales of luxury goods are booming despite a period of near-stagnation in the American economy. What do you think?

Hooray! This means I won't lose my shitty job mopping out toilets at the custom Learjet factory!

Kalil Ngyue
Custodian
Dammit, I really thought the Italian sports car bubble was finally going to burst this year.

Arnold Featherston
Art Restorer
Millionaires are spending more on pampering themselves? Thank God that, even in the midst of all these crises in Iraq and the Gulf Coast, there's still some good news to read about.

Barbara Montenegro
Housewife

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