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America has become a nation of hate spenders. We're sick of high prices, but it's not stopping us from shopping.

Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

We've all been there: staring down the price of a plane ticket, a new shirt, or a bag of chips and thinking angrily to ourselves, "Jesus Christ, this did not use to cost this much." And then … we buy it anyway.

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Everyone hates high prices. So why are we all still spending like crazy?