Why did americans refrain from buying luxury items during ww2?

During World War II all manufacturing was dedicated to the war effort. Luxury items were not produced compared the years before and not readily available. The production of military equipment included natural resources, financial funds, human resources. Nothing was more important than arming the United States.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada