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Originally posted by Mkoll
If they didn't it would be even more expensive. Without cheap international labor the standard of living America is accustomed too would be impossible.
Originally posted by PrimitiveWorld
Originally posted by Mkoll
If they didn't it would be even more expensive. Without cheap international labor the standard of living America is accustomed too would be impossible.
Interesting how you say cheap international labor like there is nothing wrong with it, despite the extreme suffering of people.
Its not only Apple though. Samsung and others also use Foxconn.
So you have a choice, but its a hard one. You can choose to not support these companies by not buying unnecessary technology like pads or smartphones, or... you can buy them.
I like technology so I buy them and it feels awful being part of the people supporting pure slavery. But at least I feel im honest about it.
The "happpiness" of the western world is based on consumer materialism and if you want to live here, you pretty much have to use technology to get anything done. Its not real happiness of course. Its just a bit of cheese for running in the hamster wheel.
edit on 11-9-2012 by PrimitiveWorld because: (no reason given)
So AMERICA, do you like Unions or not?
Originally posted by crackerjack
reply to post by r2d246
Most of them are graduates or very young looking for experience then they are off, since there is ALOT of graduates around, companies like Foxconn prey on them for their cheap labor.
If you lived in China maybe you would understand the work culture more.
Originally posted by r2d246
Imagine the iphone 5 costs 8 dollars to build. We pay like 500 for one. Ouch! thats approaximately a 6000% mark up!
Originally posted by r2d246
What I'm saying is that there is room within the profit margain to pay honest wages to build it. It could easily be built in america for that matter at decent wages most likely when they inflate it by 6000% It's nuts. Like they actually have to put up suicide nets on the factories? Like think about that? You know when you've reached that point that there's SERIOUS PROBLEM.
edit on 13-9-2012 by r2d246 because: (no reason given)