Today, many people suffer from financial crisis. They cannot afford to buy favorite books, furniture and clothes. Therefore, there are thrift stores that help people affected by the crisis. These stores are an important stage in the development of our society. It speaks about humanity and good fellowship of the people. There are people who think they are very good and worthy members of society, because they know how to make money and get paid several times more than others. They are profoundly wrong. They show their selfishness and stupidity asserting this. If a housekeeper gets paid ten times less than the lawyer, it does not mean that she deserves contempt. If all men were lawyers, politicians, businessmen, who should clean the streets, selling clothes and food, serve customers? Sure, all these people should receive a decent salary, but, unfortunately, one of the drawbacks of capitalism is the wealth of small population and the poverty of a large part of society. In this situation the thrift store let buy things for those who can not do this because of the financial status. And people, who want to help the poor, can do this by giving any clothing or items in this store. The charity shops are engaged in commercial activities to raise money for poor people. These stores can sell things donated by people. The scheme of such a store is simple. The amount that remains after taxes, staff wages, costs for lighting, heating, rent and the equipment is sent to the charity. This scheme can benefit to several categories of participants: this may be children with health problems, homeless, abandoned animals. These may be people who bring things to the store. They not only get rid of old things, but also have the opportunity to make a contribution in support of charity. Low-income people are also benefit. They have the opportunity to purchase necessary items at a cost of 3 to 20 times lower than the market. People who want to help the poor or sick, not just “give” money to the needy, but also buy the good thing for themselves. Also, these stores are friendly environmental movement, advocating for re-use of things and reduce the consumption of certain products.
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