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To: koan who wrote (16866)	5/29/2012 8:24:27 PM
From: TopCat	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

"If I was head of apple those people would be working in safe conditions at a fair wage." I don't know why you can't get it through your thick head......they are working in safe conditions at a fair wage. If they were paid more than the going rate, it would be considered unfair by all those who don't have the privilege of working for Foxconn. Surely you wouldn't want that.

To: koan who wrote (16866)	5/29/2012 10:13:41 PM
From: mel221	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

>> You seem oblivious to basic human decency. You are simply too funny. Prove your human decency by hiring a housekeeper and a landscaper and pay them each $100,000 annually. Anything less proves you are a cold hearted SOB allowing people to starve to death and live without basic human dignity. How many housekeepers and landscapers do you have on your payroll?

To: koan who wrote (16866)	5/29/2012 10:15:54 PM
From: mel221	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

>> If I was head of apple those people would be working in safe conditions at a fair wage. And smoking free pot all day long... Pot makes you smarter! Apple would be bankrupt in short order with captain Koan in charge.

To: koan who wrote (16866)	5/30/2012 9:06:00 AM
From: sm1th	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

So you are Ok with sweatshops? Yes in certain circumstances. In a developing country, not far removed from the stone ages, what you call a sweatshop is a very good job. It is ridiculous to apply the standards of a rich developed society to third world countries. If you demand that they immediately meet the norms of the rich world, then you exclude the possibility of any jobs at all in those countries. They will develop thousands of years faster than the europeans did, but it cannot happen instantly. Grow up!