Consumerism is out of control

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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Thanks brianlux and riotgrl.

    I have read a few - Quinn, Hayden and Vonnegut.

    I will have to take a bit of time over Christmas and catch up on the others!
  • Pap
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    brianlux wrote:
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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    How can consumerism be out of control when we're in a recession and all of our woes can be blamed on "the bad economy".
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • vant0037
    vant0037 Posts: 6,170
    I watched this last night and it made me think of this thread:

    Burns: I'll keep it short and sweet. Family, religion, friendship. These
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    When opportunity knocks, you don't want to be driving to a maternity
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    vant0037 wrote:
    I watched this last night and it made me think of this thread:

    Burns: I'll keep it short and sweet. Family, religion, friendship. These
    are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
    When opportunity knocks, you don't want to be driving to a maternity
    hospital or sitting in some phony-baloney church. Or synagogue.

    the-old-man-and-the-lisa1.png?w=655

    "I'm High...With Capitalism!"
    ah yes all if fair in love war and business ...
    I forget what I was going to add to the list now...
    ah yes politics. :mrgreen:
  • 81
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    i'd buy that for a dollar
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  • markin ball
    markin ball Posts: 1,076
    pandora wrote:
    Oh I forgot it's the businessman's fault of course :fp:
    those big bad corporations, providing jobs to put meals on tables and toys under the trees.
    Donating huge money to help charities.
    I'm glad our little corporation is taking care of the children in more ways than one.
    I don't feel so bad ...
    in fact I feel pretty good ...
    let's go buy something :P

    Not to take anything away from yours or any other corporate philanthropy, but demand, or expected demand for goods and services, creates/provides jobs. The business is more or less the middleman.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    markin ball wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    Oh I forgot it's the businessman's fault of course :fp:
    those big bad corporations, providing jobs to put meals on tables and toys under the trees.
    Donating huge money to help charities.
    I'm glad our little corporation is taking care of the children in more ways than one.
    I don't feel so bad ...
    in fact I feel pretty good ...
    let's go buy something :P

    Not to take anything away from yours or any other corporate philanthropy, but demand, or expected demand for goods and services, creates/provides jobs. The business is more or less the middleman.
    yes ... I agree
    I really feel it when people are not spending, needing, when the economy effects demand.
    I truly love business and how it goes round and round.

    And when we are busy we need raw product
    and related services from other businesses. We need shipping supplies, shipping services.
    Could go on and on. Our customers are other businesses. It feels right, what many people
    don't think about. The connection and interconnection of all the businesses
    working together to provide what is needed.

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