Conspicuous Consumption

These days it seems we just can’t get enough of it.  Over the past few years, luxury spending in the United States has been growing four times faster than overall spending.  We’re spending more money on more products and services that we don’t really need – like Evian bottled water and Prada sunglasses.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, our love affair with luxury.  Also, “The Natural History of the Rich” and a documentary film about gleaners.