"The Treasury sold $185.7 billion of securities (over $2.1 trillion in 2016) to finance the war. The public debt rose from $50 billion in 1940 to $260 billion in 1945.[2]"
"Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of consumer activism, sometimes called moral purchasing. When a similar practice is legislated by a national government, it is known as a sanction."
"We set out to build a company that celebrates the people behind our products. Our name is a reflection of the collective of individuals – artisans,"
I apologize in advance for getting a little belligerent but... Let me make you feel better about buying ridiculously marked up "craft goods" made by indiginous peoples by giving a small percentage of our profits back "to the artisans and their villages" (South America), in lieu of a competitive salary to that of a craftsmen working in the country they are sold (US). I am all for globalization and capitalism... just don't wax poetic about feel goods when I know how the sausage is made.
> I personally am anoyed that, now, every purchase I make is a political statement.
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"Buffett, of course, has long centered his investment thesis on the idea that it never pays to bet against the U.S. economy in the long run."
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffett-says-america...
"The Treasury sold $185.7 billion of securities (over $2.1 trillion in 2016) to finance the war. The public debt rose from $50 billion in 1940 to $260 billion in 1945.[2]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_E_bond
... And definition of...
"Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of consumer activism, sometimes called moral purchasing. When a similar practice is legislated by a national government, it is known as a sanction."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott#Notable_boycotts
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This is one of the startups at a pitch day I attended recently, so sinking karma on an edit/self reply...
http://the-citizenry.com/pages/about#philosophy
"We set out to build a company that celebrates the people behind our products. Our name is a reflection of the collective of individuals – artisans,"
I apologize in advance for getting a little belligerent but... Let me make you feel better about buying ridiculously marked up "craft goods" made by indiginous peoples by giving a small percentage of our profits back "to the artisans and their villages" (South America), in lieu of a competitive salary to that of a craftsmen working in the country they are sold (US). I am all for globalization and capitalism... just don't wax poetic about feel goods when I know how the sausage is made.