In the book “The Language of Trust”, the author points out to a fact that we all experience yet never articulate in a book or article like he does, that is we have lost trust in the system, the companies, and all those around us except a few select people. Now that is clear, where do we go from here? How can we live our lives knowing that our politicians are lying to us and the service providers are taking us for a ride and the next door supermarket is making fools out of us and all the brands that we buy day in and day out rip us off with exorbitant prices?

You might say how do they get away with it? Why don’t they care? Why do they take us for granted? The answer to some of these questions is  that the politicians that should be there to protect us are not protecting the corporations. You might ask where are the consumer protection groups? The answer to that is they seem to have turned ineffective if they exist, that is. Besides in this day and age of electronic and digital world where are the consumer protection groups that are lobbying for fair prices when it comes to mobile telephony, internet or any digital service? They do not exist !

A close look at the phone companies shows how shocking the way they take customers for a ride. The multi-tiered internet service that is not only expensive but unfair in the value it provides, the horrible plans and the way they tamed people to think the way they want them to rather than the way it should be when it comes to using mobile phones. on and on and on… you could say the same in virtually every industry. ..

Today 24 1/2 liter bottled water (probably filled from taps and claimed to be natural and from the source) sold for C$ 2 while in normal times each bottle would sell for a dollar. Why? Tap water sold as pure source and natural water? who is to blame? Who is keeping watch?

Have you experienced or felt that something is not right when it comes to prices?