The economy is dicey, right?Lots of folks say they’re queasy about it.So why is a good chunk of America getting ready to partake in a ritual that shouts conspicuous consumption when supposedly we’re either on the cusp of being on the street or just one paycheck away from financial disaster?In the Great Depression there were soup kitchen lines.In the Great Recession there were Black Friday lines.There is nothing wrong with spending money. There’s nothing wrong with buying gifts for Christmas. And there is certainly nothing wrong with people wanting to spend a dozen hours or so camped in the shivering cold on Thanksgiving so they can take advantage of lost leaders offered by multi-billion dollar retailers at the stroke of midnight.What is a bit strange is how we complain bitterly about the economy and then we spend, spend, spend.