Black Friday 2011 Chaos

   We all have heard the recent horror story of a woman who sprayed mace in a crowd of other shoppers who were trying to get the XBox game she wanted.  That isn't really the chaotic part, the chaotic part is when we read stories about Black Friday injuries, fights, and murders related to arguments and people stampeded by black friday crowds.  The stories are just as horrible each year.
    Black Friday is the icing on the cake.  Underneath is a coat of corporate greed trying to push holiday profits.  And here we are, standing in the sidelines, trying to jump into the game by getting a great deal on TV's or video games for our children and loved ones.   But at what price?  How much do you really save, and how important are these items?  Consumerism has a very strong drive among people in our society. 

Buy American

   I saw a bumper sticker today that said, "Save our Jobs, Buy American".  I think what it should say is that, "Our Jobs Were Sold Out by Powerful Corporations".  When corporations decide to go overseas to produce a product that could be made in America, they look at the much cheaper labor costs involved in production.  Major corporations rarely have strong patriotic drive to support their country.  The Premise of the sticker is wrong, because it is too late for us to get the jobs back.