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Originally Posted by CybrSage
So you are good with people being paid all but slave wages so you can have things cheaper? You are good with child labor so you can have cheaper goods?
See how silly such statements are yet?
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I'm good with the cost of living being lower somewhere else, so that employers can employ people for less, somewhere else, and those employees can enjoy the lower cost of living there, while I enjoy a higher cost of living here, but NOT as high as if those employers had to pay American wages for the same products.
I am against slave labor.
But the cost of living in China is approximately 50% lower than it is in the states. Minimum wage in the states does NOT cover the cost of living.
But the Chinese can be paid less than the American living wage, and still be able to afford a sustainable modest lifestyle.
Dairy costs significantly more in China than it does here in the States, but other than that - groceries are significantly less expensive there. While rents are around $2000/month on average here, they're only around $600/month there.
Again, I'm against slave labor. I'm against child labor. But I'm all for global economics.