Consuming Interest of America

This is regarding Ms. Jane Smith's article "People Under the age of Twenty-One should not be allowed to get credit cards" (September 1, 2005). I agree that people under the age of twenty-one should not be allowed to get credit cards. Ms. Kulman who is a senior writer, for the U.S News & World Report uncovers that [American consumption has reached such a high level of consumption to the point that we obtain more garbage bags] "than the 90 of the world's 210 countries spend for everything" (Kulman112). For Americans, consumption became an uncontrollable need in materialistic things. I as a freshman, do not own any credit cards, came into agreement that within the young adults demographic from ages 18-21 we should not acquire credit cards because often we tend to forget the cause and effect of our consumerist responsibility and the consequences that ensue when it is abuse.
Even though young adults regard credit cards as a right it is more of a privilege. According to the article, "Materialism: Our Consuming Interest" by Linda Kulman, history shows that consumerism in the United States dates back to our founding father and is still a prominent issue in today's society. The progress of America's attraction to materialistic goods thus culminated in our society's as well in the young adult demographic as a current addiction to possessions. The same desire back then is what influences and motivates us today to splurge on things that are unnecessary. For example, a "[super-sized] television screens, splurge on a Kate Spade handbag, and line up at Starbucks for $4 lattes" (Kulman 111). As young adults we should take into consideration that obtaining credit cards at a young age has many rational causes, which can lead to an addiction and obsession therefore, we should perceive credit cards as a privilege rather than seeing it as a right to possess. As a result the desires for materialistic goods are embedded into the American society.
The young adults demographic, in order