Write your translation here.HERE IS WHAT BOTHERS ME. LAST WEEK WAS MID JANUARY OK. THE GROCERY
STORE THAT I WORK AT HAS STOCKED VALENTINES CANDY ALREADY. CONSUMERISM
DOESN''T GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO THINK ANYMORE. BEFORE THE HOLIDAY IS OVER,
STORES ARE ALREADY PUTTING UP THE NEXT ONE. THIS SUCKS. IT TAKES THE
FUN,PLEASURE, AND THE MEANING OUT OF IT. ALL THIS DOES IS CREATES MORE
STRESS, MORE CARELESS MISTAKES AT SPENDING. MOST OF US GO THROUGH THIS.
WE END UP OPENING UP MORE AND MORE CREDIT CARDS ESPECIALLY DURING THE
CHRISTMAS TIME. WHY? CAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE SPECIAL. SURE, I HAVE DONE
THAT. AND WHEN THE STORES OK YOU FOR LETS SAY THREE HUNDRED TO FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, WE THINK TO OURSELVES, WE WILL HAVE THIS PAID OFF
RIGHT? WRONG. MOST OF US, I''M SURE SKIM REAL FAST AT THE INTEREST
RATES. MOST OF US SKIM EVERYTHING AS A MATTER OF FACT. I KNOW I DO. WE
OR I SHOULD SAY I TELL MYSELF. SELF, I WILL PAY IT OFF WITH MY INCOME
TAX RETURN. OF COURSE THE TAX SEASON COMES AND GOES AND I''M STILL
PAYING OF THE CREDIT CARDS NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT THE PREVIOUS YEARS
BEFORE. I GUESS WHAT BOTHERS ME IS NOTHING MEANS ANYTHING ANYMORE.
VALUE IS REPLACED WITH NON-VALUES. WHETHER OR NOT ONE CAN AFFORD IT IS
BESIDES THE POINT. I SENSE COMPANIES STILL THINK THAT THE UNITED STATES
EMPLOYMENT IS BOOMING AND AFFORDABLE. I SENSE THAT BUSINESSES LOOK AT
IT AS BUSINESS AS USUAL. I DON''T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WHERE I LIVE THE
ECONOMY IS HORRIBLE. UNEMPLOYMENT IS VERY HIGH. TAXES ARE EXTREMELY
HIGH. IN FACT I LIVE IN NEW YORK STATE AND THE HIGHEST TAX COUNTY IN
THE COUNTRY. NEW YORK STATE HAS THE HIGHEST TAXES ON EVERYTHING. I LIVE
IN NIAGARA COUNTY. THE HIGHEST TAX COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY. MORE AND MORE
ORIGINAL MOM AND POPS STORES ARE OR I SHOULD SAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED
WITH WALMART, DOLLAR TREE, DOLLAR STORES, YOU NAME IT ITS HERE. I
UNDERSTAND TO A CERTAIN DEGREE OF ACCEPTANCE THAT TIMES HAVE CHANGED. I
UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND ALSO TO A POINT THAT FIERCE COMPETITION
EXISTS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IN SOME WAYS IT IS GOOD TO YOUR
ADVANTAGE TO SHOP AROUND. I REALIZE THAT AND SUPPORT IT. WHAT BOTHERS
ME IS HOW AN AWFUL LOT OF PRODUCTS ARE BEING REPLACED BUY WORKERS IN
THE UNITED STATES AND BEING MANUFACTURED ELSEWHERE. NOW REMEMBER, I AM
LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH MY EYES AS A CONSUMER, NOT A UNION SUPPORTER. I
AM SIMPLY OBSERVING WHAT WAS QUALITY YEARS AGO GROWING UP TO THE SAME
PRODUCT MANUFACTURED ELSEWHERE. FOR EXAMPLE. WHO DOESN''T REMEMBER LEVIS
JEANS? REMEMBER THE ORIGINAL LABEL? MADE IN SAN FRANSICO? I DO. EVEN
THOUGH THIS SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT AS A IMPERFECTION, I GAVE THE NEW
LEVIS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. NOW MIND YOU. HAD SET ASSIDE ANY ANGER
TOWARDS OUTSIDERS MAKING THE JEANS. AS I PUT THEM ON I HONESTLY HAVE TO
SAY THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL FIT AND TODAYS FIT.
ALSO, I HAVE A PROBLEM ACCEPTING THE PRICE TAG FOR WHAT THE COMPANIES
ARE ASKING FOR. ITS LIKE TAKING OUT THE FAT IN A PRODUCT OR THE NATURAL
FLAVOR IN LETS SAY SOUP MAKING IT FAT FREE AND CHARGING YOU AS THOUGH
IT WAS A FULL PRODUCT. ITS NOT THE SAME ANYMORE.MY ARGUMENT IS THIS,
WETHER YOU ARE MAKING MINUIM WAGE OR A HIGH SALARY PERSON, ALL OF US
HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON. IT IS OUR MONEY. IT IS OUR MONEY IN A SENSE
THAT ALL OF US HAVE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING AND PUT OUR TIME IN DAY IN
AND DAY OUT. THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PUT BACK INTO IT''S
PLACE. I THINK MANY CONSUMERS ARE SICK OF BUYING JUNK AT A PREMIUM
PRICE. I KNOW I AM. ANY OF YOU READERS CARE TO ADD TO THIS PLEASE GO
AHEAD AND RATE THIS ARTICLE. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL ME AT
BARISHISCOOL2@AOL.COM. THANKS. BARISHISCOOL2
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