yuck

I live in an amazing city and I can't even enjoy it because I spend all day reading about how a capitalist dominated society screws over billions of people in the world on a daily basis. If this isn't a prescription for depression I am not sure what is. Here's some facts:

* 7 million children die each year as a result of the debt crisis.
* In the 52 poorest countries, a total of 1 billion people shoulder a debt burden of 500 billion dollars (that's with a "B"). It is interesting to note that this is less than the total net worth of the world's 21 richest individuals.

Isn't that amazing?

I once thought the more you know, the better off you are...but who ever coined the term "naivety is bliss" really got it right. So as you enjoy your $5 Starbucks coffee while wearing your designer clothes, and admiring that diamond ring, you just might want to pause for a second and think about WHERE all of those products came from in the first place.