Shopaholic Reform: Thursday & Friday Damages (7/15

Sunday, July 18

Thursday & Friday Damages (7/15 - 7/16)

Thursday

$31.42 - Mobil
$4.17 - Snackages during a long field day at work
$191.44 - Hotels.com (Hotel for Hydra, Greece)
$210.60 - Priceline (Hotel for Athens, Greece)

As you can see the spending spree for Greece has begun. Aaron and I were planning on just winging the entire trip once we got there, but we started to realize that having at least a shell of a plan, like a place to stay might take some of the stress out of hopping from island to island. So last night we sat down and decided on the islands we wanted to visit. We managed to narrow it down from 6 islands to 3, gives us more time to enjoy the island we go to instead of worrying about catching the next ferry. So here's the list, Athens (I realize this isn't an island, but it's where we're flying in and we plan on doing the Acropolis thing for a day), Hydra (no cars! just donkeys!!!), Santorini and Naxos.

All that's left is to figure out the deal for Santorini and Naxos. All we know is that we want to stay in the village of Oia in Santorini, out of the way of the port/bars/noise and known for it's sunsets and peaceful setting in the cliffs. Feel free to send suggestions my way.

Friday

$49.01 - Sonsie (dinner with D and Jess)

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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)