Shopaholic Reform: Monday's Daily Damages (4/26)

Monday, April 26

Monday's Daily Damages (4/26)

Monday

$46.88 - Banana Republic
$79.69 - Mother's Day Present (can't say where I bought it yet...she'll know what it is if I do)

So a couple of things, I locked myself out of Aaron's today b/c I had to leave my car and my keys at Nissan so they could fix a warranty issue with the dumb little gas popper thing. The guy that I was dealing with did not really impress me so much. Talk about leaving something to be desired in the customer service department and the brains department for that matter. I was so annoyed with the whole issue that I didn't think about the fact that my apartment keys and the key to Aaron's were on my keychain. In fact I didn't realize it until I pulled up in front of Aaron's. Amazing.

So since he wasn't home, I headed over to the Natick Collection (AKA large a** mall) instead of just sitting and waiting, which I am not good at these days...I feel like if I'm not going a mile a minute, juggling 20-25 things in the air, then I'm not working hard enough. So anyways, I bought my mom her mother's day present, which I will be hounding my brother for his contribution for shortly...so really I only spend half of what I reported. Of course I wasn't able to get out of the mall completely unscathed...I feel victim to the sale rack at Banana. I am weak. I purchased two tops, both of which I can wear to work...my work clothes are a sad state of affairs these days. Sad indeed. At least this is how I justified my purchases to myself at the time.

I should note that I was able to bypass a number of my usual pitfalls however. Anthropology, Nordstrom, Lululemon, The Body Shop, Bare Essentials....not today my friends. Not today.

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)