The Cure for Recession

I am so happy... tonight on the news Peter Mansbridge reported that Stephen Harper has finally admitted that a recession is taking place, even here in Canada *gasp* But don't worry Canadians, your money is safe, as long as you shop! That's right, the solution to the financial crisis is to go shopping, build a new house and fill you new car with fossil fuels.. essentially.. SPEND YOUR MONEY TO GET MORE MONEY.. what's that you say?? it doesnt make any sense?? let me break it down for you.. the government is going to introduce a budget deficit, that is essential and necessary in special times, which will place our country on a consuming addictive cycle to spend more and save more. If we as consumers keep spending our well earned funds in the mall, and purchase goods made in other countries such as thailand, china and india, then our economy will stabilize. "We reiterate our firm belief that free market principles, and open trade and investment regimes, will continue to drive global growth, employment and poverty reduction," the statement says.

Of course! because we need to open the markets to make them freer, so that people in developing countries can be paid even less for the shit we NEED! Harper is afraid that protectionist movements will take place if a global recession happens because countries want to save themselves from the big fat pigs of north america. Harper also used his speech to send a message that a freer trading system is the best way to restore global economic prosperity, saying the world is entering an economic period that is "potentially as dangerous" as anything the world has seen since 1929. Harper is only willing to have trade relations with countries who are 'like minded' or should I say brainwashed by globalism.

So, in order for us Canadians to help Mr.Prime Minister help us get out of this recession we need to get back on the horse, i mean shopping cart and enter back into the vicious cycle of working hard at our job to make money to buy the things we NEED, to only throw them out 6 months later, but keep working hard to make money to keep buying things we NEED, to only replace them once again with a newer model.

I have to say that I am actually happy that this recession is taking place, bc it is making people rethink their everyday consumer choices and maybe, just maybe, it will slow down our hungry capitalist bellies so we don't completely destroy this precious earth in the next 20 years.

However, one bad thing about the recession is that recycling is becoming a problem. The need for recycled materials, such as paper, cardboard and plastic isnt being purchased from the recycling depots and so these containers are being sent to the landfills because of lack of space. This could mean that we are going backwards in the green movement, which is exactly what we dont NEED right now.. but on a more positive note, maybe people will start to understand how everything is connected, the global market and the environment.

Just remember the 4 R's of recycling kids: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recession!!