“He had been captured by the world, by lust, covetousness, sloth, and finally also by that vice which he had used to despise and mock the most as the most foolish one of all vices: greed.”

According to Christian beliefs, greed is one of the 7 deadly sins and rightly so. Nearly 10 percent of the world’s population can be described as living in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty can be defined as living on less that $1.90 a day. The world continues to churn out more millionaires and billionaires while there are people still struggling to make ends meet and fulfill the most basic of needs. They can’t afford needs like food, shelter, and even clean water. It has become increasingly obvious that those with the most money tend to hoard it and spend it on extravagant materialistic objects.

Luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton are created just so that people are able to purchase expensive items and flaunt their wealth. Extravagance and wealth seem to go hand in hand. Boats, bags, and bling are bought without a second thought. The world becomes increasingly materialistic and people start to only pursue money, forgetting those who are struggling. The rich are so rich that they control almost half of all of the world’s money and yet there are people who are still left to starve. The blatant disregard for the poor and hungry is a horrific yet it continues to happen without any chance of stopping. The wealthy want to hoard their money while others are left to fend for themselves. People would rather buy a 1000$ worth of leather from a so called luxury brand instead of donating a penny to the poor.