Shopaholic Reform: Thursday's Daily Damages (1/6)

Thursday, January 6

Thursday's Daily Damages (1/6)

$66.96 - Gap
$71.98 - Ann Taylor Outlet

Ummm, yeah so today wasn't one of restraint. I woke up to Maggie moaning in my face and jamming me in the eye with her nose like every morning, got up, and began to get ready for work. I have been in the office a lot more lately, what with all the snow and all, and a lot of days in the office means I am given a more frequent reminder of how much I hate all of my clothes. They just don't speak to me...and my work clothes might as well be mute I'm so bored with them.

So as you can see...I needed to put a life back in my closet...and I got a little carried away. Well not really, but sorta. Here's what I got...

GAP

Black pants (desperately needed)
Pink cardigan (my plan was to put a little color in my life...this was the sole item with color. Fail)
Gray chunky sweater vest (going to be perfect with my legging obsession)

Ann Taylor

Purple shirt (to go under sweater, and it has sparkly stripes...sounds ugly but isn't)
Navy blue button down sweater
Gray super-soft cords (I can't remember the last time I wore corduroys)

So I mean I got a decent amount of stuff for the amount I spent, granted maybe I didn't need it all...and the blood of the 4 year old in China that made some of it is definitely on my hands. Sigh. I am learning/have totally learned that it's incredibly difficult to find clothing made in the US. It's incredibly annoying.

Another shopping trip planned for sometime in the future will be to Banana Republic (more underage/underprivileged children's blood). A friend of mine is currently working a second job there and I must do my part to abuse her discount.

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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)