Reflection Post

   

Black Markets affect everyone around the world no matter where you live. For example, there are over 1.8 billion jobs involved in the Black Market worldwide, if it was to be stopped all of those people would be without jobs which would increase world poverty by a massive margin. There would be more competition for jobs and many would be left with no money to provide for their families.

However, there are two sides to this situation. The illegal trading of the black market can be stopped without the loss of jobs and a big dip in world poverty. All it takes is to donate to organizations working to stop the black market for good, and then generate enough money for victims of the black market to get an education and get a good, legal job that will put food on the table for their families.
A simple Facebook post or share an article online to friends, get the word out and help people who don't have a choice and are stuck in helpless situations.

You can contribute locally just by doing these simple tasks and getting the word out. You would be surprised at the amount of lives you would change just by spreading awareness and donating even the smallest amounts which are going to a good cause that can help change the world for the better.

Even though not much has changed with the status of black markets over the last couple decades, the time for change is now. With so many people in North America, and globally for that matter, losing jobs, the number of black market employers is only growing larger and larger. We need to all come together as global citizens to raise awareness and actually contribute to the cause and find a solution to this ongoing problem. You will see that if this takes place and change is happening, the world will be a better place.

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Black Market Organs:

 How far would you go to get a  new kidney transplant in order to survive? Many people are willing to take matters into their own hands avoiding the long wait of an organ donor, or not receiving an organ at all. Some die awaiting a healthy organ to be donated. As desperate people become more impatient, some will seek out means of obtaining a healthy organ by standards most of us would consider cruel, unthinkable, and just downright disgusting. These people will travel to various places around the world in hopes of finding the organ they need, through what is known as an "Organ Broker". An organ broker preys upon those who are financially frantic in different parts of the world, however the biggest targets are countries that have experienced recent economic crisis or natural disaster. These brokers will convince desperate victims to sell their organs to the broker who will then re-sell it to another patient for a substantially larger amount of money. This is how organ brokers turn their profits, buying organs from victims for a fraction of the cost they sell to the patient. This continues to happen for several reasons, economic despair will force victims to do unthinkable things for money, and unhealthy people will do and pay whatever it takes to get healthy and avoid a potentially never ending waiting list, even if it takes buying someone else's organs illegally, and putting them in your own body. An organization that works to prevent situations like this from happening is the World Health Organization ( W.H.O). Organs and many other body parts are among the most common items sold illegally in black markets around the globe. Many of the desperate donors, ( most of which live in developing countries) are willing to to sell their own body parts in exchange for a profit. One journalist, traveled to a refugee camp in India, where women are lined up with exposed abdomens to sell their kidneys. This is why the camp earned itself the nickname "Kidneyville". These situations are often found in poor countries with little or no medical care. An estimated 10% of all organ transplants, come from organs that were "freshly" collected from refugee camps according to the W.H.O. Patients who are desperate for money often travel to China, India, or Pakistan for their surgeries, paying nearly $200,000 for a kidney while organ brokers pay desperate donators only $5,000.

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Global Citizen

A global citizen to me is someone who takes part in their community events. I also believe they should have a greater say in what is happening around them, it might not make a huge difference but still being able to have a say in what is taking place, politically, economically and even socially. I think it is important to be a global citizen because you know what's going around you, and who knows, you could even make the difference and change what is happening. The more global citizens the better. It makes the economy better and citizens dictate what is happening world wide and in communities.

Mission Statement

My main purpose or mission of this blog is to raise awareness about Black Markets, increase your knowledge on the topic, and inform you about what really goes on behind the scenes.  

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Black Market Drugs

  Drugs are the number one seller in black markets for a number of reasons. One, being that they are much cheaper and easier to access; two being that there are no strings attached; and three is the variety. All three of these reasons all connect together to make black market drugs the strongest underground economy in today's modern society. In the U.S, illegal drugs such as cocaine, rank second in the world for most expensive. However, in the black market, users can purchase the drug at a fraction of the price. Many people are now switching to black markets to buy illegal and legal drugs due to this reason. Another reason why people are switching to black markets to buy drugs is because often times, you are completely anonymous to the seller. With modern technology, much of the drug pricing, and even selling, is done online on private websites operated by the dealer. This can often lead to trouble for both the consumer and the buyer. For example, the consumer has a higher chance of being harmed by the effects of the drugs because he or she doesn't know exactly what they're buying. The dealer can also run into trouble such as getting caught online by the DEA, or be faced with charges such as drug trafficking or even murder. An example of this scenario happening occurred earlier this year in Minnesota, where a nineteen-year-old teen had purchased a large amount of what he thought was 2C-E, (a dangerous drug similar to mushrooms) online, but had turned out to be a far more dangerous drug than he thought it was. He had overdosed and was rushed to hospital after being found in a snowbank hallucinating and literally going insane. The victim had died shortly after taken to hospital. The DEA had traced the victims financial records to the dealer, who was then charged with murder and is serving a life sentence. This example increasingly occurs almost daily everywhere in North America and is definitely an issue that needs to be looked into more, and to cut down and drug trafficking through the black market. 

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Black Markets: The Unreported Economy 

 The unreported economy refers to the black market which is involved in economic activity that goes unheard of, or hidden. The taxes of the black market items, are not recorded or payed for by the consumer. Many of the more common goods, (food, clothing etc.) are usually cheaper than regular market prices, but the more uncommon items, (drugs, technology, etc.) are sometimes more expensive than they usually would be, depending on the quantity or how common the item is. All items are tax free which is why many people choose the black market, especially in developing countries, to purchase goods instead of buying them through regular markets. Don't think of this as a benefit in any way though, it is still illegal because of the transaction completed in exchanging the products, even if the product is legal. For example, while the buying and selling of food is not illegal, the transaction enters the black market when the good sold is illegal, such as foie gras (luxury food)  in California. This violates human rights mostly through the black market organ trade. The organ trade has grown tremendously over the last decade, due to the fact that health care is changing financially, and in some developing countries, extremely poor. There is a worldwide shortage of organs available who can not afford proper medical treatment. This is another reason why many people turn to the black market to seek medical help. In my opinion, this issue needs to be taken care of so that violations of human rights can be reduced in the black market.

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What is the Black Market?

Black Markets are a rising issue everywhere in the world, but especially in developing countries. Black Markets or The Black Market, is trading goods illegally. These goods can be anything at all, but some of the more popular items are drugs, weapons, animals and animal products, alcohol, body parts, and copyrighted media. Approximately 1.8 billion are involved in Black Markets worldwide,  generating over 40 billion dollars in marijuana alone. It's affecting us globally because it provides jobs to many that are unemployed, however, takes business away from many small companies.