The True Cost of Things
This is an issue I’ve thought about for a long time now. The price of an object no longer includes all of the information we need to make a responsible purchase. If it ever did.
The True Cost of Things- Why Walmart S.U.C.K.S. by Richard Baynton
Every purchase is political.
Every purchase affects the environment.
Every purchase is your conscience.
Every purchase is a vote.
Every purchase is a prayer.
Every purchase matters.
Buy local. Buy little. Buy organic.
Live in the world you want to create.
Create the world you want to live in.
July 29th, 2007 at 12:21 am
[...] Donna (without whom I would be far less informed on many subjects) has pointed out this piece by Richard Baynton that well explains why I am so picky about where I shop. Or, I at least seem picky to some. I should be far, far pickier. [...]