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> Should I not blame clothing companies for contracting out to sweat shops No, but you should also not expect a large company to run itself out of business for

by ng12 6y ago

> Should I not blame clothing companies for contracting out to sweat shops No, but you should also not expect a large company to run itself out of business for ethical reasons. If Nike uses sweatshops Reebok's only options are to follow suit or go under. Making unethical behavior illegal or at least unprofitable is the only option in a free market society.

cheriot 6y ago
That starts with making their behavior socially unacceptable. It was customer boycotts that drove ethics in clothing manufacturing. We should not let Intuit off the hook because capitalism means pursuit of profits. Our society has to have higher principles than that.
- ng12 6y ago
  What ethics? We didn't get rid of sweatshops we just moved them overseas.
  - cheriot 6y ago
    Are you really going to pretend that no progress has been made here? A lot of brands monitor their supply chains because they're worried about consumer reaction to unethical behavior.