Buy Nothing

Today has been declared "Buy Nothing" day by various groups responding to the twisted American"tradition" of going on a shopping binge the day after that other odd American tradition of going on an eating binge.

Of course, most of the world doesn't share our Thanksgiving feast of turkey and pumpkin pie and for many people around the planet everyday is "Buy Nothing Day". In the new Bush economy that concentrates wealth more and more among the already wealthy many poorer Americans are experiencing "Buy Nothing Day" on a regular basis.

Our government doesn't quite get the "Buy Nothing" idea as it continues to spend large sums of money on weapons and bombs and other holiday goodies. But Congress did pass a "spend nothing (on the poor)" bill recently when it reduced funding for school lunch programs, college loans, and health care for our country's most needy.

That same day they extended tax cuts once again for the wealthiest as they headed off for their Thanksgiving holiday, and the big kick-off of the Christmas shopping season.