24 Feb
2003
24 Feb
'03
1:34 p.m.
Anahata wrote:
On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 02:15:04PM -0500, Joe Hartley
wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:42:06 +0000
>Daniel James <daniel(a)mondodesigno.com> wrote:
>
>>>How _do_ they make this stuff so damn inexpensive??
>>
>>Because factory workers in China get 1 day off every two weeks, and wages
>>start at under 1 US dollar per day.
>
The simple truth is that the mass market has created a dog eat dog
world. You can boycott products because of politics but that person
woring at the near slave labour factory in China is ten times more able
to support their family than the other one who doesn't have a job
because they were laid off due to no demand for the product they created.
The problem is this scenario doesn't change no matter what country you
are from. So if you have the cash to spend then your probably better off
supporting your own countries production sector. Charity begins at home
right.
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