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Originally Posted by gidget529  God bless you for spreading the word of being a responsible human being w the earth we've been given to inhabit. I get so discouraged sometimes (maybe it's my age). The Chinese olympics I really could not stomach - in fact, I refused to watch or condone in any way. Ppl I knew thought I was nuts, but I could not believe the world was going to be contributing millions to China's economy - rewarding them for human rights violations and irresponsible (ok, that word is probably not strong enough) manufacturing methods.
We have some standards in this country for manufacturing so that we minimize the damage to the surrounding areas, and what do companies do - move their manufacturing to countries where there are less (if any) manufacturing safety guidelines for humans and for the environment. This is not done to lower our prices as consumers. This is done to increase their profit margin. This also greatly decreases the jobs available in this country, increasing the unemployment rate. I think there should be tax breaks for manufacturers that choose to stay in this country and implement safer manufacturing guidelines. It's a win/win for all of us - jobs for ppl needing jobs and a cleaner planet! We need to start rewarding companies who do things the right way, and start penalizing companies whose only regard is their profit margin (not rewarding them for "questionable" business practices). |
Gidget, you get it in such a big way. And, if you're nuts, so am I. You mentioned earlier about us killing off the buffalo. Very appropriate comparison. You could add to it what Pizzaro, Cortez and Balboa did in the 1500's. It's the same mentality at work today, only without the mass murder...at least of humans.
You also nailed it about why these companies are doing such things. In a word....profit. Overseas 'investments' and operations is why Wall Street is doing well while the rest of the country is going downhill. There is no morality or even common sense to it. It's all greed. Of course, they have made many of us complicit in this by offering IRAs instead of just giving us a better wage. That way, we have a vested interest in their profits. It stunts any real protest against these practices and has made us partners in our own demise. And we have our government to thank for allowing these things to happen in the name of 'free trade' and for us to become 'competitive' in the global economy. And it's not just our government. The whole world had become entangled in this mess. I think it's about time we woke up to this global scam that is being put over on us.
Some may think I'm radical...I'm not....just Pi$$ed off!!