thranx said:
Starts a trade war? Thats the problem right there. The trade war has been on going since there has been trade. Having free trade agreement with countries that dont have similar labor laws and protections just undermines the labor laws and protections here. There is a trade war going on, and we are getting killed by Mexico and China. The sooner we realize this the sooner we can fix it. Yes things will cost more, they should cost more. Higher cost is the only way to support living wages and good working conditions. I never understood how the left could argue for higher wages here, and safer working conditions, but than also want free trade with countries that dont care about the same things. Its self defeating, and its a road to low wages and unsafe working conditions. |
Yeah, the notion that higher wages automatically mean higher costs is pretty ridiculous. Aldi pays its workers more then Walmart and their prices are pretty much lower on everything they sell. Costco pays its workers more then Sam's Club and their prices aren't higher either they are about the same. If you are a highly efficient company and you care more about your workers then profits you can sell goods at a lower or competitive price and still pay your workers a decent wage compared to companies that only care about profits and their stock holders.
