I just put in my order for my mogado hi Oliberte shoes for this winter. I'm always thinking about what kind of world I'd like this to be and how I can impact the world to make it that way. I listen to Bernie Sanders and I hear him talk about what we are entitled to. What is owed to us.
Yes it is wrong for Colleges to cost so much for education. Yes it is wrong for the Government to charge so much interest on loans...
But at least there is a way to higher education. And there are cheaper options for college. There are state schools, there are community colleges, there are trade schools, there are online schools. There are scholarships, there are grants, there is free money out there as well.
Yes it is wrong for McDonalds to not pay their workers. Yes it is wrong for Wal-Mart to have children make the stuff in China then under pay your retail workers in America.
But who says I have to buy McDonald's?
Who says I have to support Wal-Mart?
We vote with our dollars and we are clearly voting yes to private expensive colleges and yes to slavery and underpaid workers with huge money going to the 1% at the top.
the 99% pays and supports the 1%. This is the truth.
Bernie Sanders preaches a message of envy.
A message of fear and scarcity. That there isn't enough and that because of them we can't or won't have enough.
But the power is in our hands. We control the market. We control the economy. We make the billionaires and we can destroy them as well.
Do I buy Folgers coffee for $3.94
Or fair trade from Lucky's Market for $10.99
Do I buy the Hanes T-Shirt Value 8-Pack for $12.46
Or 1 American Apparel Fine Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt for $18.00
Do I buy the Daxx Mens Square Toe Slip-on Dress Shoe for $36.99
Or do I buy the Mogado hi Oliberte for $140.00
Do I buy the 24 pack Coca-Cola Dasani plastic water bottles for $4.98
Or do I reuse my Nalgene bottle and fill it with tap water for $10.99
We make these decisions every day. Dozens of times a day.
Do we buy what is cheap to us but very costly to those who make it?
Or do we buy what costs more to us so that those who made it get paid what they should?
When we choose the simple selfish choice of the low price to us it not only costs the worker their freedom but it also inflates and grows the profit lines for the 1% corporations who are selling the stuff. We pick the convenient disposable option which costs our planet space in a landfill.
We make the billionaires and we can destroy them as well.
Even if we can't afford the price it takes to pay workers what they deserve there are other options such as thrift stores, garage sales, the options are out there.
Do I think it's messed up that the 1% owns so much of the wealth in this country? Absolutely!
Do I think our government should solve the issue? Nope.
Do I think it's wrong for college grads to have so much debt? Absolutely!
Do I think it should be paid for by the government taxing people? Nope.
We have the power, we have the choice.
I'm always thinking about what kind of world I'd like this to be and how I can impact the world to make it that way.
What kind of world do we want?
twenty one pilots: Goner
Yes it is wrong for Colleges to cost so much for education. Yes it is wrong for the Government to charge so much interest on loans...
But at least there is a way to higher education. And there are cheaper options for college. There are state schools, there are community colleges, there are trade schools, there are online schools. There are scholarships, there are grants, there is free money out there as well.
Yes it is wrong for McDonalds to not pay their workers. Yes it is wrong for Wal-Mart to have children make the stuff in China then under pay your retail workers in America.
But who says I have to buy McDonald's?
Who says I have to support Wal-Mart?
We vote with our dollars and we are clearly voting yes to private expensive colleges and yes to slavery and underpaid workers with huge money going to the 1% at the top.
the 99% pays and supports the 1%. This is the truth.
Bernie Sanders preaches a message of envy.
A message of fear and scarcity. That there isn't enough and that because of them we can't or won't have enough.
But the power is in our hands. We control the market. We control the economy. We make the billionaires and we can destroy them as well.
Do I buy Folgers coffee for $3.94
Or fair trade from Lucky's Market for $10.99
Do I buy the Hanes T-Shirt Value 8-Pack for $12.46
Or 1 American Apparel Fine Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt for $18.00
Do I buy the Daxx Mens Square Toe Slip-on Dress Shoe for $36.99
Or do I buy the Mogado hi Oliberte for $140.00
Do I buy the 24 pack Coca-Cola Dasani plastic water bottles for $4.98
Or do I reuse my Nalgene bottle and fill it with tap water for $10.99
We make these decisions every day. Dozens of times a day.
Do we buy what is cheap to us but very costly to those who make it?
Or do we buy what costs more to us so that those who made it get paid what they should?
When we choose the simple selfish choice of the low price to us it not only costs the worker their freedom but it also inflates and grows the profit lines for the 1% corporations who are selling the stuff. We pick the convenient disposable option which costs our planet space in a landfill.
We make the billionaires and we can destroy them as well.
Even if we can't afford the price it takes to pay workers what they deserve there are other options such as thrift stores, garage sales, the options are out there.
Do I think it's messed up that the 1% owns so much of the wealth in this country? Absolutely!
Do I think our government should solve the issue? Nope.
Do I think it's wrong for college grads to have so much debt? Absolutely!
Do I think it should be paid for by the government taxing people? Nope.
We have the power, we have the choice.
I'm always thinking about what kind of world I'd like this to be and how I can impact the world to make it that way.
What kind of world do we want?
twenty one pilots: Goner