Shopaholic Reform: Thursday & Friday Damages (10/14

Friday, October 15

Thursday & Friday Damages (10/14 - 10/15)

Thursday

$11.89 - CVS

Friday

$25 - Bloomspot (Wine and cheese pairing at La Voile on Newbury)

Never been there...love wine...love cheese...what's there to lose?

Thank you jebus! The weekend is finally here. Well folks, I'm back to 5 day work weeks now that I'm done with grad school and let me tell you it's not really all that sweet. Sure it's nice not to have to get up at 5am every Friday to drive up to NH for a full day of classes only to turn around and drive home again...but 5 whole days of work. Ew. I'm hoping that I will settle back into working normal hours quickly, but well...I don't really have a choice now do I.

In other news, this will be the first weekend home in close to a month, and our first weekend home with the Magster. So of course the good ole' "To Do" list is quite lengthy. We'll have to see how much we can get through. First up is we have to find some area rugs before Maggie completely destroys the hardwoods, she's already well on her way.

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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)