unclemick
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It's not going to be easy. And then there is that pesky old 'law of unintended consequences'.
I was reading recently, think it was "Freakonomics', about the child labor issue. One factory got raided, fired all the kids, and guess what? Many of those kids had to go back to their former 'jobs' as child prostitutes. Sad, but supposedly true.
So it's easy to be against child labor in principle, but what if the alternative is worse? What to do?
-ERD50
I think the economists are too quick to let companies off the hook. Surely we can do better than giving ourselves a choice between buying goods made by kids locked in sweatshops vs. abandoning them to be exploited by others.
If the local wage is a few dollars a day (or week!) surely these corporations could afford to invest in the local infrastructure and build a few schools or provide some basic health care.
Well, I was just repeating what I read.
Yes, that's what I assumed, apologies if I implied otherwise.
I think more information about practices and manufacturing conditions would be great, and I agree that many people would probably pay slightly more for something if they knew it was produced more humanely (for lack of a better word).
Canadians.....
What's happening up there in regard to Chinese imports?
I've been seeing more and more people looking for goods not made in China...it's a fairly new phenomenon. I think you could make a LOT of money if you could set up a website/store called "Anything and Everything NOT Made in China"...if you set up a team to research your product sourcing and obtain Certificates of Origin from your suppliers, the business would really be a service type business doing the pre-screening that is taking most of a buyers time when they shop for items. Sort of an Amazon or E-Bay type storefront model, just need to define the scope of initial product families to focus on.
Canadians.....
What's happening up there in regard to Chinese imports?
My dad would not own a Japanese car or buy Japanese products, as he was in the army in the Pacific in WWII.
In a similar vein, its interesting to look at the foreign/domestic parts and labor contents of various automobiles.
A fair number of Fords and Chevys have lower domestic content than some Toyotas and Hondas.
Half the stuff in the Home Hardware Store is made in China. A lot of scary substandard electrical stuff showing up.
In a similar vein, its interesting to look at the foreign/domestic parts and labor contents of various automobiles.
A fair number of Fords and Chevys have lower domestic content than some Toyotas and Hondas.
Many people overlook the fact that a large number of foreign parts are made in the USA...
My dad also has the same attitude,in his mid 80's now every time he buys a new car its off to the flea market to get a newBum,
My dad would not own a Japanese car or buy Japanese products, as he was in the army in the Pacific in WWII. Eventually he decided to normalize relations.
Gypsy