Rags and bones

I pity that man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth shall starve in the process.
– Benjamin Harrison

We live in a strange society. Most of us are pitied by Benjamin Harrison because this is exactly what we want when it comes to the things we need - the lowest price possible.

What really makes it crazy though is why we want ultra low prices on the basics - to increase our discretionary income so that we can do things like pay exorbitant prices to make movie stars and professional athletes extremely wealthy.

What is it that makes us miserly on the basics but so extravagant in luxury? The old joke is what do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?

A good start.

I sometimes wonder if it isn’t time to change from lawyers to marketers? Awe heck, it’s a big ocean, I’m sure there would be room for both even if we had to stop dumping toxic waste in there :)