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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE
Really don't think we can do anything about the sweat shops until the leaders of the countries involved sort it out. As long as they let kids work there is little we can do about it!!
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Sorry Bernie , have to disagree with you on this , its not the fault of '3rd world leaders who are responsible for the exploitation , I my opinion the folks responsible are the sleezeball political leaders of the 'western' world who create markets and who allow cheap imports into the country in the first place at the expense of local industries and workers, lowering the standard of living down of thier own constituancys, (another time and place these folks would have been put on trial and punished for economic sabotage ).
Its all well and good thinking that by buying cheap imports we are helping raise living standards in poorer countries , but I prefer to think it is more akin to what is happening in local schools where instead of the class morons being raised to the level of the brightest kids the brightest kids are being dumbed down to the level of the class morons....that way the PC correct politicians can say we are all equal and on a level playing field .....
