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Contrary to some popularly held opinion, doomsday is not upon us. If you are a 'baby boomer', think about how your parents lived, what stuff they had, and what was really important to them. Remember your childhood home. Did your Mom work or stay home with the kids at least until they started school? Did your Dad work 6 days a week and travel all the time, or was he usually home for dinner with the family at a resonable time? Did your family have but one or two modest cars, or a fleet of SUVs, Bimmers, and minivans? Did you have a TV, was it a color set , or did you have one for every other room in the house? Bet your Mom or sisters didn't get elective cosmetic surgery either, at least not 'back then'! How many snowmobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, riding mowers or gardeners did they have? Did they eat out all the time, or did your Mom clip grocery coupons? Did you, your siblings or parents fuss over having to have designer -label clothes with French sounding brands (made in China) or did you shop at Penneys or Sears for most things? Your Mom ever cut your hair or did you go to a hair stylist? Did you have a set of weight or a personal trainer? How many cruises did they take or did you go on family picnics to the lake? The point should be obvious-we have to have more and more, bigger and bigger, faster and faster 'stuff'. We are slaves to Madison Ave. Sad thing is that for many, this 'stuff' wears out , is no longer fashionable, or is technically obsolete long before it's paid for. This incredible consumer consumption has helped fuel the onslaught of imported products, for every manufacturer wants a piece of the action-in our wallet-and the insane competitive pressure on costs & profits has driven most consumer goods manufacturing offshore seeking low non-Union labor costs, less gov't regulations, etc. We have no one else to blame, but ourselves, for the "rat-race" we're part of. . . No one made us do it. It's a changing world, so we need to re-assess what we really need, where we've been and what are we going to do to effectively function to the best of our abilities in this 'brave new world'. Don't expect 'Big Brother' to make it right, for 'his' allegiance is to 'Big Business'. If you don't already, start resenting handouts to lazy people, guarantees to indifferent workers, subsidies to obsolete and dysfunctional industry, and irrational financial support to special interest groups and unappreciative third -world nations. . Determine how you will participate in the greater scheme of things, i.e. the global economy. Get involved . Get mad as hell. Be an informed voter Be the best you can be! "The times, they are a changin. . ."
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