> we should admit that everyone — the global poor included — has a right to work for willing employers, rent from willing landlords, and patronize willing merch

> we should admit that everyone — the global poor included — has a right to work for willing employers, rent from willing landlords, and patronize willing merchants — in any country on Earth. Provided they respect basic human rights, then I'd agree. This is the sort of room-temp IQ take that falls apart no matter what side of the political aisle you adhere to, because it fundamentally makes no fucking sense unless your only frame of reference for the global economy is America. And even then, America regularly finds children working as McDonalds managers during school hours. The global poor are suffering, and you're arguing that we should enable them to suffer more efficiently. It's not a rhetorically convincing argument. This article leans too far into hyperbole when it's trying to make a level-headed point. When you acquiesce to this "let the free market converge on a standard of living" mindset you invariably end up with human exploitation.