You Get What You Pay For

You've likely heard this saying before: "You get what you pay for." When people say this, they usually mean that you will likely get a lackluster product or bad service if you're paying a cheap price for it. This saying holds true most of the time.

However, you can look at this saying from another angle. If enough people feed money in to a product or service that is crappy, that product or service is going to end up everywhere. Many people today do not realize that they have a choice about what they consume. Many people would agree that most fast food restaurants offer less than par meals, but why are there fast food restaurants on every corner? It is because millions of people buy that food. They are there because we let them be there. We ultimately have a choice about what makes up our world, and we can make that choice with what we put our money in to. You can't blame a dog for eating your meal if you put it in front of him. People can't blame a fast food restaurant for making unhealthy foods when they directly fund them.

You have a choice. You make many choices every day. Why not make some that will count? If enough people do, they could end up changing the world for the better.