The Cult of Consumerism and the Coming Depression

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The Cult of Consumerism and the Coming Depression by Tom Thompson

There is a global economic meltdown in progress that shows no sign of letting up. There is no light at the end of the tunnel!

Millions have lost their jobs in the U.S. and all around the world, mostly because of corporate greed and lifestyles that have been unrestrained and out of control for decades.

Americans wrote the book on excess as long ago as the post-world war II era, and we have carried the rest of the world [quite willingly], down the rabbit-hole of the "me" philosophy.

We have gone through recession before, always knowing that the end would come in months or, at the most, a year or two, but that was then, and this is now, and now is a bad time, indeed for the economic outlook of the entire world.

The entire industrialized world has based its economy on consumerism for so long that we have "eaten" a great deal of the planet! We have consumed for the sake of consumption and the economy has always been robust because of it.

Watch a few hours of television and you will see dozens of ads. Take stock of the content of those ads and you will realize that the vast majority are selling totally unnecessary things, things not needed, but WANTED, and therein is the catalyst for the economy of the world.

Soon the majority of us will wake up to the fact that we can no longer afford these extravagances, as the poorest segments of the population have always known. This realization will spell the end of consumerism as we know it, and many millions more will be unemployed.

Fewer jobs will equate to fewer tax dollars, which will equate to fewer government projects, meaning fewer jobs, and the economy spirals downward to heaven knows what level.

There are many things we can do to reduce our dependence on government, the economy, and corporations that employ so many of us, but the most immediate [and easiest], thing should be energy independence.

Power plants are responsible for a very high percentage of the air pollution in the world, which causes global warming, the most challenging crisis facing the planet today.

You can break your ties to the giant energy conglomerates that hold our comfort for ransom each month by generating your own power through solar and wind generation.

To learn how you can help save the planet, reduce your dependence on fossil fuels, and save many, many thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime, visit my blog at: http://TeeMike.wordpress.com

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