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Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations". Not the case
by dccoolgai 1y ago
Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations".
Not the case for Europe, etc. but most Americans are better off without competing against slave labor so billionaires can become trillionaires while they lose social security, healthcare, etc. I'll pay an extra 20 percent for well-made things that aren't produced by indentured servants.
- umeshunni 1y ago> Unfortunately, when cheap goods are sourced outside the US "innovation" usually just means "slave labor" or "flouting environmental regulations". Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves.
- tharne 1y ago> Eh, China has 20x-ed its GDP per capita in a generation. They're not slaves. Maybe not according-to-hoyle slaves, but they're not in a great spot either: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-life-death-forbidden-city-longhua-suicide-apple-iphone-brian-merchant-one-device-extract https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-l...