a friend from Europe sent me this amazing article written by Stan Cox for Livejournal.com
Here is the first paragraph of his article:
"This holiday season, as in many past seasons, the No. 1 gift will be clothing. That's according to a recent Consumer Reports poll. Apparently, shoppers haven't heard about another of its surveys, which found clothes to be the "most disappointing gift" of last Christmas.
Wanted or not, clothes are a more attractive deal than ever. The apparel retail industry's current philosophy is best captured in a new slogan that Wal-Mart Stores rolled out for this fall's shopping season: "Save Money. Live Better."
But in the fields and factories that feed America's colossal clothing market, living things -- including humans -- aren't doing one bit better.
No closet big enough
The numbers are astonishing. Apparel is easily the second-biggest consumer sector after food. We're spending $282 billion on new clothes annually, up from $162 billion in 1992, based on U.S. Census figures...... read the rest of the article
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