True cost of consumerism
When most people shop I don't think they decide to by a product based on where it was manufactured or assembled at, or what percent of the material was from what country.
What people care about is the quality, and most of all the price. If we have our food labled by Nutrition Facts, Charitable Organizations listing how much is actually going to the charity and how much for overhead expenses, why shouldn't we have the true cost of the items we buy. How much is going to pay for large salaries for CEO's, and how much of our hard earned dollars are going towards severance pay packages, and bonus retirement deals. Where do these people think this money comes from anyways?
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I understand that companies need to make a profit, this is the american way and that is ok. What is not ok is the greed that has taken over at our expense.
Yes we want the most talented person at the helm of the ship guiding it, but when the Captain is lining his or her pockets with gold, no wonder they have to thow some of the crew over board for cheaper lighter ones overseas just to stay afloat. I'm begining to feel like Juda Ben-Hur, being whipped harder only because the captain wants to go water skiing. Enough already.
Ralph Sierra
Mount Wolf
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