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To: willcousa who wrote (42608)	2/23/2001 3:56:30 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

but don't loose sight of the fact that low wages are better than no wages Exactly. I worked for a number of people that had that attitude. But I had the choice to walk out. and if there is no school in the first place working for money (and maybe survival) is not that second rate. Believe me, even in the heart of the most backward country there are plenty of schools. But adults in those countries could not survive on the wages that can be paid to schoolchildren. The result is child labor. Its just 18th century England and Europe all over again until child labor was banned. What has to happen is that some factory owners have to go to jail and then the rest of the factory owners get the message. Jerome

To: willcousa who wrote (42608)	2/23/2001 5:55:27 PM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Is slavery also better than no wages?

To: willcousa who wrote (42608)	2/23/2001 7:21:14 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Where does capitalism end and exploitation begin? Unfortunately, many people in corporate America only see the laborers in foreign countries getting pennies an hour as an expendable lot to be used at their whim. All the while they make millions for a fraction of a fraction of the work. The assumption that low wages are better than no wages does not take into consideration the fact that many people become, for all intents and purposes, a possession of the factory until their quota is met. Some are chained to tables until their quota is met. And because companies like Nike do not directly employ the workers under contract with the factories they use, Nike assumes no responsibility whatsoever. Calling these actions "business practices" is too kind; reprehensible is more apropos. Brian