Economics and Resource Management

            The story of stuff series, like the story of change, the level of bottled water, and the story of electronics, are all excellent. Victor Lavoe's planned obsolesces idea is bankrupting this planet's natural resources. The story of change's three-point plan (idea, commitment, action) is achievable and a reasonable response to the state of the world. The planned obsolesce movement was about boosting the economy of the United States after WWII, so the new direction can be called reversing designed obsolesce. The central theme is to undo the sustained damage that planned obsolesce caused. Doing so should incite the creation of jobs, the invention of the replacement technology, cleaning up waste sites, reusing, recycling, and electing different-minded leadership. It will take several generations to undo what has been done to the planet and humanity. Society must redirect the golden arrow to the greatest good for the masses, not the few. The business-as-usual style of representation in the US capital needs to change, and the first thing to go is corporate influence, corporate welfare, and subsidies. A comprehensive plan to restore the planet to a growing, healthy ecology should be a top priority of all world leaders. Replacing and recycling transportation alone would create a strong job market, not to mention changing farming or toxic chemicals. The world should demand quality goods and services, with no exceptions.