Holiday spending

                After reading the article pertaining to holiday spending, I have a very strong opinion based on past experiences. I believe people spend way too much money on every holiday. Christmas is a holiday that I believe is changing year to year. People are just into receiving presents, and they think if they give presents then they are very caring people. I believe it is not the quantity of the present, but it’s the quality. America is so consumed with the dollar bill. Quite frankly, I believe money “makes the world go around” for many people. Christmas is great for stimulation for the economy, but that is one of the only good outcomes of it. It is supposed to be a religious time, to celebrate the birth of Christ. I find myself going to a nightly session at church almost annually, and even very religious people forget to do it on Christmas. I think more money should be spent on more important things than clothes, electronics, etc. If the whole country/world focused all of their efforts on more important things, our money would be better spent. World hunger would be a good focus, along with our countries revenue. So many people complain and stress about getting good Christmas for others, but in reality, it is a small issue in a very large, broad area of complaints. People are stressing over their next meal, a roof over their head, and first world issues are apparently more important. Looking at Africa, and the abundance of disease and unsanitary conditions are in need of some sort of compensation to help their growing continent. There is no alternative for them in their evolution into a modern continent unless there is some sort of economic help. I believe the solution to the problem would be to take away from holidays, and focus the money elsewhere. That would benefit not just ourselves, but everyone around us.  Therefore, I believe if everyone took their efforts away from using their money for gifts and holidays, we would become more successful as a species.