Consumerism

I have never been much of a fan of capitalism. Or at least not lately. But I'm a lousy socialist sometimes too. But whatever my econmic tendencies are, I found Marshal Brain's post, "The Price of Things" to be a real eye-opener. In it, Brain helps us to see the discrepancys in what we pay for the products we buy. He wants us to "calibrate your 'price gauge' with the prices of some common objects from everyday life." Just think of all the captain's chairs Martha Stewart could have by now....