The MasterCard Commercial you will never see.

[naki]

Amount spent each year in Europe and the United States on pet food: $17 billion

Cost per year to achieve basic health and nutrition for the entire world: $13 billion

Amount spent on perfumes each year: $12 billion

Clean water for all the world: $9 billion

Amount spent on cosmetics in the US: $8 billion

Basic education for the world’s children: $6 billion

Total amount the US spends on Christmas each year: $450 billion (or 16 years worth of food, water, and education for the world)

Initial cost of the US Government bailout of failing financial institutions: $700 billion (or 25 years worth of food, water, and education for the world)

Coming to grips with the alarming disconnects of our consumerist society: Priceless

[Lux]

and here in little ole NZ, you are being offered still: 2 to 3 yrs interest free goods, no deposit purchase on big products...who the hell is financing all this?

[naki]

The people who fell for it two years ago, got issued a store card with a $10,000 credit limit, and are now paying 25% interest on their convenient purchases......