Brandon Mullins

Pet Luxuries vs. Human Survival

I could write a rather lengthy post on my thoughts on this issue, but I decided to make the below chart instead to summarize the situation, which is honestly all that needs to be stated (dollars in billions):

• Summary: millions of Americans are spending more money on making sure their dogs have vast comfort, security, and luxury than other human lives in developing worlds.

Notice: I am speaking of the extraneous, frivolous purchases on pets aside from the costs of vet, surgery, food, vitamins, and a chew toy. This is aimed at the Park Avenue dog-spoilers who purchase diamond-encrusted collars and canine fur coats. Yes, there are many, many other frivolous purchases that American’s spend money on which could have been stated. However, I am attempting to draw a parallel between two living creatures, an animal and a human. You may think it’s okay to purchase several hundreds of dollars on dog outfits and coats rather than giving that money to feed another human, but I do not.

A friend of mine, Ryan Allis, recently wrote a quick concerned post titled “Why” regarding the inconceivable truth that 40% of the world’s population lives off of $2 or less per day, and questioning why there isn’t more attention, focus, outrage, and help on the topic. From his post:

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Business Baseball Season Opener

Update: We won. 11 - 6.

Tonight is the season opener for the LE Spartans baseball team. Beginning at 7pm and ending under the overly-bright field lights, our team of startup business talent goes head to head with some Wall Street schmucks at Grand Field in Manhattan. This is not an extended networking event; there will be no business card exchanges, but there’s a good chance there will be a few crying stock brokers sent home with a lowered self-esteem of their athletic abilties.

As you can clearly see, I get involved with company team-building activities for the right reasons.