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mncz · 08-13-2008, 05:45 PM

Another example of how having a lot of money improves the leverage of doing good:
I have this idea of doing an organic food shop in this country, because you, advanced nations, have Whole Foods and we do not, and when I found myself at the point where I wanted to make conscious choices regarding food, I understood that I do not have that many options... I did calculations and found that a full blown Whole Foods type shop in the city where I live would require about 0.5 million euros to start successfully and about 2 million euro annual turnover to sustain itself. If it had 2.5 million euro turnover, I would be able to put some of the finances in supporting our local scientists and employing them to deploy more effective logistics solutions that would lead to less wasted natural resources.

This shop would provide tens of thousands of people the power to choose consciously grown food, it would also support our local farmers and give out a message that would make many more people to think about what they are eating and what impact their food choices leave on the world. Further on, it would provide employment and taxes money for social services and other services that state provides from taxes.

So in this regard, me having these 0.5 million euros is a good or bad thing?
Of course, I could also use this money to buy a supercar. Or a diamond necklace. Shiny!
See, and that is my own personal choice, which I make in alignment with my level of counsciousness. It has nothing to do with money per se.
Food for thought

08-13-2008, 05:45 PM	#66 (permalink)
mncz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 175	Another example of how having a lot of money improves the leverage of doing good: I have this idea of doing an organic food shop in this country, because you, advanced nations, have Whole Foods and we do not, and when I found myself at the point where I wanted to make conscious choices regarding food, I understood that I do not have that many options... I did calculations and found that a full blown Whole Foods type shop in the city where I live would require about 0.5 million euros to start successfully and about 2 million euro annual turnover to sustain itself. If it had 2.5 million euro turnover, I would be able to put some of the finances in supporting our local scientists and employing them to deploy more effective logistics solutions that would lead to less wasted natural resources. This shop would provide tens of thousands of people the power to choose consciously grown food, it would also support our local farmers and give out a message that would make many more people to think about what they are eating and what impact their food choices leave on the world. Further on, it would provide employment and taxes money for social services and other services that state provides from taxes. So in this regard, me having these 0.5 million euros is a good or bad thing? Of course, I could also use this money to buy a supercar. Or a diamond necklace. Shiny! See, and that is my own personal choice, which I make in alignment with my level of counsciousness. It has nothing to do with money per se. Food for thought Last edited by mncz; 08-13-2008 at 05:53 PM.