Ethics and Consumption

SO it's easier for me to go to the store and get potable Fijian water than it is for a Fijian, living in Fiji, to do the same.

cf. Steven Landsburg's argument that not consuming is the same as performing undirected, random acts of generaosity or charity.

cf. Prof. Dierdre McCloskey's contention that ethical consumption does not = the downfall of our modern capitalist economic system. Relevant passage:
"Nothing would befall the market economy in the long run if we tempered our desires down to one car and a small house and healthy foods from the co-op."