Interesting facts...

According to Daniel H. Pink in his book "A Whole New Mind", the author cites that America's abundance has created an industry of self-storage with surprising facts.  These units enable us to store our "stuff" for which we don't have room in our homes.  This industry generates over $20B per year.

It begs the question: if we can't store "our stuff" in our homes, why do we even have it in the first place? 

Software engineers in India make $15K per annum which is 20x more than what most Indians make per year.  Contrast that with the starting pay of US software engineers in the $70-80K range; hence, the continued movement toward offshore outsourcing.