Why Consumerism Matters

In a way,it makes sense to wonder. How is shopping and spending my hard earned money going to hurt anybody? But trust me,its hurting you and others. The over spending americans participate in everyday is effecting us more than we know. Lets start with something simple. Ecological imbalances. In other words, its hurting our planet. I ask you, have you ever grown out of a pair of shoes and then thrown them out. Because, what else is there to do with them? Yes,people grow out of shoes but when this happens to be the 6th pair of shoes you've thrown out in the last few years you may start to wonder where are they going, is this hurting our planet? Its simple. The more you buy,the more you toss, the more you toss, the more the trash, the more trash there is, the more we hurt our planet earth. So it sounds easy right? The answer is, just stop buying so much stuff! Yet how do you teach an entire nation that they actually don't need that watch,or that new shirt? How do you teach an entire nation to completely abandon a habit that will negatively effect them?