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Old 05-10-2012, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
In some instances, this is not far from the mark and you know it.

Years ago, I worked for a rug importer. My manager made frequent trips abroad to factories in Europe (Belgium and Germany), China, Turkey and India. He enjoyed going to Europe and, somewhat less so, Turkey. But, he told me the trips to India and China, "....make me sick. It's disgusting to see the way they treat their own people." China being the worst as the factory, at the time, was run by the Chinese Army.

"...slaves at gunpoint..."?

There you have it.
Dave - you need to re-read Merrylander's post. Specifically:

"That does not need to be the case and is only a threat here because we allow competitive foriegn industries to operate the way they do here." (emphasis added)
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