Thursday, April 15, 2004
There is no such thing as a dumb question...Just be prepared for one hell of an answer! Is everyone due a refund? If so, I would like mine now please. Why does everyone expect a refund, a rebate, or a discount? Why is it when you go to the grocery store you don't haggle for the cost of the boxed or canned goods you purchase? Why is it that you haggle for a better price when you buy fresh produce and meats directly from the farmer in an open air market? Does John Q realize the profit made from a can of anything for outweighs the profits made by the farmer in a fresh food market? Does J.Q. have any clue who is making the profits in these types of equations? It seems to me that if we as the consumers used less of the prepackaged, precooked, microwaveable homemade fast food and started actually preparing meals as we may have learned from those from whom we came we could help our e-c-o-n-o-m-y. C'mon, say it with me "the economy is our r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y". That's right, OUR responsibility. So where is all this going? If you can't stay with me on this kids then you'll have to find another playground...I move fast. We as a society are leading the pack in our own demise. We outsource instead of hiring in. We ship our business overseas and pay wages to consumers that do not purchase our products. And today of all days to point this out. The things that happen here happen because John Q let's them happen. Hear that? It's the bell. The blame game is over.