consumer

I hear a lot of people referring to themselves as "consumers" these days. It kind of bothers me. I always thought that economically speaking we should think of ourselves as customers, deciding who and what products deserve our custom, i.e. voting with our dollars. Whereas thinking of ourselves...

As part of a draft plan to "save journalism" (as in, "save newspapers"), the Federal Trade Commission is making a number of proposals to Washington. Among them is a 5% tax on consumer electronics. Hey, game consoles are consumer electronics! It's already been dubbed the "iPad Tax" by some...