Cooperatives

World is going through the "occupy" movement.  People think that these corporates makes so much of money at the cost of public. True. But what are we doing to defend ourselves? are we not the victims of our own dependence. Why we need to buy our food from a particular food chain despite knowing how they treat our farmers. How they addict us to their foods.  Why we need to always go for the latest model or always buy the cheapest. What we do to prevent this? NOTHING

Here comes the importance of co operatives. Why cannot we set an organisation by the members, for the members? We buy our daily needs from the chain stores and these stores keep on opening another store at some other location, other country. These stores never share any profit with the customers nor ever try to sell the stuff cheaper or a reasonable price. For these businesses profit is the cost of ignorance of the client.    

These businesses does confuse the public and government at the same time. They only want the cheaper cost of goods. For them it does not matter if the business is effecting the economy, environment or public health. They do not care if the employment is going out of the province or country. Why can not they purchase the stuff from the local farmers so that it will help local economy and help farmers to grow more and cheaper. 

Is it not the responsibility of the public to help the local farmers to the extent they can. It is a win win situation. The consumer will get fresh food and garden produce and the farmer will get a market and employment.

If we keep on depending on the foreign markets for the reason being cheap, it will one day wipe our farmers out. once they are out these countries will charge what ever price they want knowingly that we can not produce anymore.

It is just like the food chain. One thing is dependant on other. Farmers and rural population are as important as feet. You can have the entire body mind and strength, but without feet the body can not go anywhere.  Cannot use the best of it. It is the feet that carries the weight of the body and never complains. Similarly despite so many problems and increasing debt, Our farmer brothers are not complaining. 

It is the time to wake up. Help the local business. Help our local farmers. Prefer the local business over the chain stores. Come and join the cooperative movement. Let's buy form our own store, let's share the profit  among ourselves, let's decide our own prices. 

WAKEUP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE