I recently came across a great article on the web.  It was neat because the author was commenting on what kind of MasterCard commercial he would like to see.  Some of you might know that some close friends of mine have started to produce commercials to spread virally on the internet to wake people up.  The first project we completed was a quick and dirty MasterCard parody.  The crew was incredible.  They put this masterpiece together in a day.  You can view it HERE.  Do me a favor.  If you liked it, send it out to friends.  What I really liked about his comment was not that he was making a political commentary, but he did the research and made it visible to the public. 

Here is the highlight of the article... think about what you are about to read, and see if makes you want to live a little differently?  (Oh, and as a final note, take a closer look at the image above... it’s a picture of the MasterCard Priceless website... anything seem strange to you?)

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