Taking Stock

After we purchase a certain number of things, shouldn't we have part ownership of company?It seems to me that the volume of items we buy from a company should almost count as stock. For instance, our family owns the majority of Legos ever produced. As such, shouldn't I get a little kick back if the company's stock rises? I think so because without my family, that company would have gone under years ago.I'm not stopping at Legos. My kids grew up in the Pokemon age. I don't even want to know how much money I spent on those cards. Oh sure, the kids had to buy most of them with their allowances. But we all know whose money that really is, don't we? Those cards are stuck around in all the nooks and crannies of my house. Shouldn't I have gotten a little cash back from the profits of that Pokemon TV show? Speaking of TV, I'd also venture my theory toward that realm as well. If you watch enough of it, shouldn't you have a direct say into what is on? I actually voiced this opinion to my husband the other night. (That also answers the question so many of you ask in comments - what the inside of my head is like. Yes, it is just as bizarre as this blog. I am what you read.) What I'm proposing is that instead of the Nielson company randomly surveying a few households twice a year, the government or whoever just goes ahead and admits that they have the capability to monitor everything I watch. Then, keep track of that. When you see that I am devoted to my 30Rock every Thursday night, then have enough sense to put one or two other decent comedies on some other time during the week. When you see that I randomly click through every station I receive any weeknight at 10:00, then realize there is nothing but junk on and do something about it. Simple? Of course.How about food? I assert that once you've purchased that 1000th bag of Doritos, the dividend checks start regularly appearing in the mail. Almost like a pyramid scam only legal, since I thought of it. Same thing would go for soft drinks and Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I would put healthful foods on the list too but we all know that by February, those resolutions are toast and no one will buy those foods anymore. We need to keep a level head about this.

I'm no economic expert but I think I'm on to something here. However, I don't have time to talk about it any further right now. I have a call in to Starbucks.