Capitalism Unchecked

I was just clicking around some of The New Yorker's 9/11 remembrance stuff and happened upon a perfect juxtaposition.

A bit on Art Spiegelman's black on black cover from their September 24th issue

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I just got a $829.99 iPad2 for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HDTV for only $251.92, they are both coming with USPS tomorrow. I would be an idiot to ever pay full retail prices at places like Walmart or Bestbuy. I sold a 37" HDTV to my boss for $600 that I only paid $78.24 for. I use bit.ly/xxxxx