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Tuesday March 06, 2007 16:17 by useless eater
Most readers and contributors to Indymedia, I presume, would be against the arms trade and money going towards 'third-world' exploitation, deforestation, or animal testing for eg., yet every one of us contributes to these decidely unethical practices. The reason is of course, that most people have bank accounts, if not pensions or investments. Our money doesn't just fester in bank vaults - it is invested and reinvested to get the maximum return (which frequently means nasty investments). |
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Jump To Comment: 1...for bringing this up. It is an important issue, and one that most banks would like to keep quiet. Incidentally, pressure put on banks in recent years has actually pressured them into making more ethical choices about where they invest.