Comments | mercat: ethical spending

mercat

ethical spending

Apr 14, 2009 12:03

Okay, I have a discussion question for you guys, so I'd really like your input ( Read more... )

rants, sustainability, capitalism, ethics, politics, environmentalism

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eyeoftheblind April 14 2009, 20:38:37 UTC

I would rather eat at a local Mom/Pop Shop than a chain, but I don't seek them out ( ... )

mercat April 15 2009, 03:53:03 UTC

I know what you mean about the Steak'n'Shake thing, I'm kind of the same way. If you want something, then go for it, it's a free market. But I have qualms on things like the whole "diamond wedding ring" market, because it's not just aadvertising telling you you want it, but whole line of social conditioning that's been running since the early 1900's, which I take feminist and social issue with. But obviously, a diamond ring is a completely different issue than a burger ( ... )

eyeoftheblind April 15 2009, 19:38:22 UTC

My last statement was just restating the "don't support pepsi just because they support gay rights" point ( ... )

pennywhistle April 15 2009, 21:03:40 UTC

See, for me I'm thinking "how the hell is that Chinese girl going to support herself on .50 a day? What will Suzie Smith do when she has to close her shop down? What will happen to my town when all the empty shops lead to crime and no one wants to come to my part of town/downtown?"

For me, it's worth the extra $3.50. For my soul.

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