No Talk of the Poor or Unemployed As 'The Six-Figure Fish Tank Catches On'

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:31:00 +0000

In today's recession, the Times highlights the "wow factor" of high-end aquariums without flinching into an outburst of decrying "conspicuous consumption."

Tim Graham

Thursday's Home section of The New York Times chronicled "conspicuous consumption" without ever surrendering to the temptation to wonder how many homeless New Yorkers you could feed or unemployed people you could put to work with the thousands of dollars wealthy sybarites spend on fish tanks. "The Six-Figure Fish Tank Catches On," according to reporter Jennifer A. Kingson.

JenniferKingson

No Talk of the Poor or Unemployed As 'The Six-Figure Fish Tank Catches On'