ManusJustus said:
Oh yeah, and Big Business is accountable. I'm so glad that Nike was held accountable and their business was destroyed and their CEOs ostricized in shame for paying kids in Thailand 10 cents an hour to make shoes. Oh wait... |
In what way is paying individuals wages they are happy to receive for work they are happy to do in order to provide other individuals a product at a cost they’re willing to pay a negative thing? By our standards, many people around the world make awful wages for the work they do but by their standards they’re paid very well and finally have the opportunity to support their families. It may be difficult to understand but all major industrialized countries went through a stage of "Exploitation" of labour in the early stages of economic development and as their economy grew workers receive better and better benefits from the system. Consider that 50 years ago the economies of Japan and South Korea would have been the sites of this "Exploitation" and 20 years ago China and India were in the same position; and I’m willing to bet that given the opportunity to "Exploit" people in countries like Thailand will result in a country with very modern living conditions and more reasonable wages 50 years from now.
Now, if you want to look at accountability, without government interference GM, Chrysler, AIG, Lehman Brothers, City Bank, and countless other companies were about to get their just desserts for their poor management and corrupt ways; and the only reason they were saved was because they were too important for the political elite. How was the system not working, and are you going to hold the politicians accountable for their protection of these corrupt and incompetent companies?
