The Failure of No Government Regulation

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by hillbilly

I got blasted again last week in Sears. I was needing a tool and asked for COO before going to checkout and a lady shopping over heard me asking and she asked what did it matter. I told her kindly, and explained that not only did it help keep Americans in work but the working conditions in China in which people take advantage of cheap labor were not so good. She came back at me with this: '' maybe so, but if we all decided not to buy products made in China then those people making very little in poor working conditions would be out in the street with nothing ''. I honestly didn't know what to say.

Sad, isn't it?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by hillbilly

I got blasted again last week in Sears. I was needing a tool and asked for COO before going to checkout and a lady shopping over heard me asking and she asked what did it matter. I told her kindly, and explained that not only did it help keep Americans in work but the working conditions in China in which people take advantage of cheap labor were not so good. She came back at me with this: '' maybe so, but if we all decided not to buy products made in China then those people making very little in poor working conditions would be out in the street with nothing ''. I honestly didn't know what to say.

That is the job of the Chinese government, not our job. If we keep Americans at work we keep the economy running.

[bobabode]

Deathtoll is up to 348.

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by merrylander

That is the job of the Chinese government, not our job. If we keep Americans at work we keep the economy running.

There it is!

[icenine]

Yeah but if you supported Bush and Clinton, known free traders, this is the world which we have wrought.
My wife is from the Philippines, so I can see the argument about poorer nations having a workforce.


All you Republicans saying you want to buy only products made in the USA well guess what you guys played a big hand in NAFTA, free trade and outsourcing. So did the Democrats. No one is innocent.

But what is going on in Bangladesh is a crime.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by icenine

Yeah but if you supported Bush and Clinton, known free traders, this is the world which we have wrought.
My wife is from the Philippines, so I can see the argument about poorer nations having a workforce.


All you Republicans saying you want to buy only products made in the USA well guess what you guys played a big hand in NAFTA, free trade and outsourcing. So did the Democrats. No one is innocent.

But what is going on in Bangladesh is a crime.

They sure like to lay it all at Clinton's door, tho. A-holes need a civics lesson about how legislation is crafted in Uhmerica. House>Senate>House>Senate. Only then is it sent to the President's desk. If the votes in Congress exceed the veto limit? He might as well sign it. Who needs to spend political capital on a phyrric victory?

[icenine]

Originally Posted by whell

Here you go, sir!

http://uwearusa.gostorego.com/umb100.html

Mike are you being a bit tongue in cheek?
13 bucks for a single piece of white underwear?

at Walmart you can get 7 pairs for $9.99

do you think many Americans in this economy are going to buy wearusa?

i like the colored briefs myself but that is TMI

[bobabode]

Mike doesn't wear underwear...

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Mike doesn't wear underwear...

And you know that how?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Mike doesn't wear underwear...

Originally Posted by JJIII

And you know that how?

I don't. And, I don't care who knows it.