[mdlug] OT: job openings
allen majorovic
amajorov at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 6 17:19:55 EST 2007
Dave Arbogast wrote:
> When we buy something "made in China" we are ALWAYS paying most if not
> all of the "cheap labor" component of the product to the government
> owned factory that is fueling the destruction of their ecology and
> funding their nuclear arms race with us.... NPR had an interesting
> segment on it last week (arms race). It is the same government
> Chairman Mao started and the one guilty of killing more millions of
> its own people than any in all of history. But hey, it is out of our
> sight and most Americans morals are tied so closely to the dollar.
>
> -dave
>
> PS - a couple years ago I wanted to buy a non-stick fry pan made in
> USA. China-mart didn't have any - 70% by dollar of their product is
> made in China. Meijer actually had a selection including made in
> USA... The funny thing is, the locally made pans were of higher
> quality and $2 cheaper than those at Wal-mart, or the Chinese made
> pans at Meijer. So much for "Cheap labor". No, we don't have morals
> here for industry, adult or others.
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So when does it become morally acceptable to buy Chinese goods?
Allen
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