It goes hand in hand

In class someone mentioned the upper class eliminates safe water and food from the lower class and they believe the upper class feels as though they have a sense of entitlement to push others out of safety.  But we fail to realize that the upper class provide for the lower class also.  Some one mentioned that we have the option to boycott buying bottle water and things of that nature but fail to realize the impact that would have on people.  Without the upper and middle class there would be no jobs for the lower class.  Though this idea that it eliminates safe water and food from the lower class it also adds job and income to the lower class.  Many people who work in these factories that bottle and import the water are people who probably couldn't afford to buy bottle water on a daily basis especially those such as Smart water and fiji water.  If in fact the consumers of this product were in fact to boycott these companies, maybe for environmental reason it would hurt many economically because there would be less jobs available especially in the factory. Though it would hurt the people on top, it wouldn't hurt them as much as those on the bottom.  Again the question is can i buy my way to safety to save my self?  And the answer is usually at the cost of other people and our environment, but it is also at the benefit of other people.  Though we as Americans especially live a "luxurious" life and it is costly to our environment, we fail to realize how much these luxuries add to not only our economy but to individuals incomes.