American Consumerism

Do a quick search on Google on Americas population and the resources it consumes and you see that we have 5% of the worlds population yet consume 25% of the worlds recourse's. Furthermore obesity is a rising problem that's confronting Americans today. The reason I bring this up is because I want people to see just how good we have it here regardless of the economic condition. Just like the dogs and cats that have become so domesticated that they would die without humans, Americans to have become domesticated.



Think about the birth of America, when there were no stores, no refrigerators, microwaves, washing-machines, Internet, phones, or T.V.. When founding this country our for fathers had to carve civilization out of ruff untamed wild and many died in the process. And why did they die? Because they craved the freedom that was available to them no where else on earth at the time. They wanted a place to call their own and to raise their children far from the oppression of tyrannical kings and queens.



But I digress, America has it easy, we are the military super power of the world, we own massive homes, multiple cars, and make at least 30 dollars a day compared to third worlds dollar a day. Know it may seem impossible for anyone to live off of only a dollar a day but the truth is that Billions of people around the world do just that, I myself am one of those people. I know first hand all the excess that Americans believe they need to "live."



Here is a quick exercise: Add up all the money you make in a month then subtracts from that the bills you pay for "living expenses" and bills. Insurance, rent, food, electricity, gas, loans, heating, and the list can go on. What I hope you realize after doing this is how much you are getting ripped off, how much you are paying for that you don't really need. Think about it... how much money do you make working for the rich for yourself and for them? How much of that money that you get goes strait back into the hands of the rich? I let you think about that.