Capitalism

I was thinking about how unchecked capitalism seems to create far more problems than it solves. An example of this is how many things are designed to just be thrown away. Ever wonder why you can't just have one milk jug and refill it or bring in a container to bulk buy some Captain Crunch in? Same thing with all of the plastic bags we get. People always give me a funny look when I tell them they don't have to bag something and that I'll just take it out. This cartoon says it perfectly.

I think the government or some other body is needed as a check on capitalism because people will always buy stuff without considering the real cost. Bottled water is a premier example of this. Not only is it usually just filtered tap water from somewhere but creating the plastic bottles uses up a ton of water! How ever did society manage to get by without bottled water for thousands of years? It really irritates me when I someone I think is at least reasonably intelligent has to drink bottled water. But don't suggest to people they can't have it because they will go off.

So anyways, I came up with a new slogan I thought was fitting. Here it is:

Capitalism: Not making your life better, just more expensive.