Dear Readers,
Welcome to the 2008 Holiday Buying Guide!
There are only 63 shopping days left until Christmas and with the economy in the tank and money short all around, you can do your part to help set things straight. It’s going to be hard, but here’s the deal:
Spend no more than $20 on a gift. Buy nothing from China. Buy locally.
While the first is going to be tough, especially if you’re a mush and give your kids whatever they demand, the second is going to be more difficult since not only do the Chinese own our personal and national debt, they also own our retail spaces, your hearts and your minds.
(And remember, you’ve just been saddled with another $1 TRILLION in debt, courtesy of Congress, Wall Street and the Corporations who own you.)
As to the first, now is the time to sit down with your children and explain the realities of the economy to them – no matter how young they are. Don’t promise them something more “valuable” in the future in order to get over this hurdle, just let them know that you are not, under any circumstances, going to use a [...]
