Open Forum: Why do we support goods produced by cheap labor?

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.news-press.com/article/20090425/OPINION/90424067/1015/OPINION

Moral Dimensions of Economic Recovery

April 25, 2009

Why do we continue to foster trade with foreign countries which offer only inexpensive goods produced by cheap labor? In doing so, aren’t we dismissing the efforts of generations of Americans who fought and died for living wage standards, child labor laws, environmental laws, and the American standard of living?

This is one out of 92 questions that were presented to the "Moral Dimensions of Economic Recovery" forum held at Florida Gulf Coast University on March 22. The forum was organized by Community Conversations of The News-Press and a senior class in the College of Arts and Sciences.

first reply: Galt, John wrote: Because Americans are FREE to buy the items that they feel are the best value.
Remember we have the right to "LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF PROPERTY!"
What could be more patriotic than exercising your liberty?

Several replies at link.

[muntrv]

1. Because American workers are getting paid so poorly nowadays, that they

have no choice but to buy cheap goods.

[DJ13]

2. ^ Thats the answer

[dcsmart]

3. this a so-so movie, but it answers some of the questions

Outsourced. not a bad movie. pertinent to the question.


http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/

like they say in the movie when they moved some of their buisness to india...we can get 10 heads for the price of one.