Infograph - power of the holiday consumer

If you are not reading GOOD then you are really missing out on some wonderful stuff - in fact you might just call it "good".

As Christmas gets closer, I just want to pass along this little infograph that was submitted to GOOD the other day.


If you are looking for alternate gift ideas Mercy Corps help supply the numbers for the information above and have some neat stuff.  I am sure you know of many other gift alternatives to consider such as Kiva or 10,000 villages.
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From Good - Rich people have a hard time reading emotions

Here is the link for you to read up on.

Just further examples for those Girardians and systems theorists out there to help articulating the power of systems to influence people behaviors.  It just goes to further show that I cannot know how I would act in another shoes.  If I am a "higher class" would I also become harder?  If I were born in Nazi Germany would I be able to overcome the "Hitler Youth" rallies?  Can I condemn those for whose systems I do not understand?  (I cannot excuse behavior which is evil but I can better understand it I hope.)
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