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Originally Posted by Dan02
For you a extra dollar for your tube socks not might be a big deal, but for others a extra dollar on tube socks and other miscellaneous items to boost the quality of life for someone in another country might mean their child is the one going hungry tonight.
Yes 3rd world does support the lifestyle of those of us living in the 1st world and as cruel as it is, how much would you be willing to sacrafice so that everyone could be equal the world round. Do you honestly think that you could maintain the quality of life that you enjoy if things were equal the world over???
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I'd like to see Vulcan answer this with a straight face ... while typing on his/her laptop/computer.
To a certain extent economics are a zero sum game. Vulcan and Devils Advocate buy locally and that hurts the 3rd world worker, but supports local industry. I buy Nike's from a sweat shop and vice versa impacts.
At the end of the day I just can't believe that some people don't get that the pay isn't great compared to us, but it is still the very best option of everyone who works in a Nike production shop. And if everyone demanded local products because of their superior ethical views then they all go out of work and their lives are worse ... simple as that. So their superior ethics screw the very people they feel sorry for.