Satirical Article

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-14-trillion-spent-annually-on-trying-to-loo,17125/

This article is both satirical and humorous in that it criticizes the way the vast majority Americans choose to spend their money and makes fun of their decision. This article points out that the American people spend 14 trillion dollars annually on trying to "look cool". Looking cool is defined in this article as "the outward projection of an appealing and often enviable image of oneself that others perceive as requiring little to no effort. It points out that Americans spend more money on material things such as sneakers or sunglasses rather than cancer research, doctor visits, and childcare. It is incredible how much people are concerned about their appearance and how people perceive them and how little people pay attention to the bigger problems in this world and country specifically. With this 14 trillion dollars we could solve the problem of poverty or cure numerous deadly diseases. Instead Americans are only concerned with themselves and "looking cool" which is most often failed at by the American people anyway. That is the most funny part about the whole story. Americans want to look cool so they choose to spend 14 trillion dollars per year on "cool" accessories, and still end up in the same place after each year, not satisfied with their appearance. It is an endless cycle of wasted money when numerous important issues could be solved. After seeing reading this satirical piece, it is quite funny to now realize that Americans are accomplishing nothing at all with 14 trillion dollars while there are still countless important problems yet to be solved.