global social problems - consumerism
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ConsumerismSergio FernandezLandon PattersonAndrew HatchJeff Rohrbach
Introduction of the Financial Crisis We continue to face a global economic
crisis that began in U.S markets in 2007. Nearly 5 years later our economy is still
struggling to recover. Has affected almost every country in the
world. This is the first “Global Recession”
What Actually Caused the Financial Crisis? The following were the main reasons
markets collapsed in 2007: Cheap Money Lax Credit Booming Housing Market New Financial Products Huge Enconomic Deficits
What I took from the “Occupy” Experience Gave me a notion of what people
actually understood, and what they don’t.
I felt like many people didn’t really know what the cause of the financial crisis was, and just blamed it on Wall Street.
How do we begin to solve the financial crisis? Most viable solution would be for
Government to encourage businesses to re-invest in the U.S. Economy through: Hub Zones Tax Breaks Publicity Inflow of cheap funds to money markets.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch• Trash trapped by the North
Pacific currents• Pelagic plastics, chemical
sludge, and other debris
• Estimated size: up to 5,800,000 sq. miles – 8.1% of the pacific ocean
• Located between 135 degrees W and 155 degrees W
What I learned Most of the environmental issues we see
today can be linked to consumption 37 percent of species could become
extinct due to climate change Our constant need for consumption has
led us to the current state of corporate corruption Occupy Wall Street
Reflection of Project Connection of our consumerist culture
and current state of affairs First hand view of Occupy Austin
Movement Trash kills We are the problem, not the CEOs.
Stop consuming, they don’t get paid
My Research Global Financial Crisis of 2008
Financial gap between classes
Occupy Movements
Wide variety of opinions
What I learned Financial Crisis did not affect just the
United States
Small steps in education can be the solution
People are not willing to change
My Semester Research Consumerism is caused by us
We cannot accept a simple life
Impossible to stop, we can only improve
Occupy Austin Experience Starting to die down
Most people were just looking for something to do
Some did have legitimate causes
Occupy Austin