tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post897714234845087525..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Morbid InequalityGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-43463847824947711462017-04-14T19:24:47.464-03:002017-04-14T19:24:47.464-03:00I can't imagine why anyone would need or want ...I can't imagine why anyone would need or want to amass so much money, it seems like a bizarre raison d'etre. <br /><br /> I decided to investigate whether any of these guys give much away. I read that Bill Gates has given away 28 billion to charitable causes, mostly to health and education initiatives in developing countries, and that Warren Buffet has given away even more. This is a good thing, but sadly doesn't get to the root causes of poverty. Ultimately we will all face poverty if we keep damaging our soil and water the way we have in the past. Perhaps greed is the deadliest of the 7 deadly sins?<br /><br />Madeleine.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-61773498612887575072017-04-14T12:04:08.201-03:002017-04-14T12:04:08.201-03:00Consumerism is inequality is destruction is sadnes...Consumerism is inequality is destruction is sadness. It is sick that there are wealthy and poor. Everyone should have what they need and the world has the resources for this. How can someone justify being a millionaire when even one person can't even afford a roof over their head? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-34842149126671297332017-04-14T04:03:54.244-03:002017-04-14T04:03:54.244-03:00Some of these rich people owe their wealth to a ov...Some of these rich people owe their wealth to a over valued stock market that is a bubble waiting to burst. It's strange that Windo$e makes so much money when there is a superior free product in Linux.<br />It's getting increasingly harder to get returns on investment and property is a attractive making it unaffordable for many. China has huge property bubble and it's stock market is certainly over valued. The Chinese stock market wanted to crash last year and was stopped through government intervention. <br />The banking system would have collapsed in 2007, but was bailed out. The profits were capitalized and the losses socialized.<br />This could be stopped if people became more aware. Why use 'free' monitoring spyware:<br />https://stallman.org/<br />People can use their money ethically and use building societies and credit unions:<br />http://moveyourmoney.org.uk/<br />Consume less and invest in sustainability. Do things without a profit motive such as making a environment in your garden for animals and diversity.<br />Peace,<br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-58870263741716691492017-04-14T03:00:57.145-03:002017-04-14T03:00:57.145-03:00It's satisfying to me to resist by not contrib...It's satisfying to me to resist by not contributing to the bloated wealth on the top by reducing my purchases, significantly. My budget demands I do this, but I'd be doing this anyway. I pretty much suck at being a materialist. I take an occasional trip to see family. It's a rare thing these days, but I go camping sometimes. Now that I have some friends, I'm car pooling even on trips that are a short distance like 5 miles away. I combine trips to get groceries and the few other places I go. We need a lot more folks doing this, I mean grossly reducing their spending. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com