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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Ipod made by slave labor in china |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Almost everything I buy (except guitars) is made by slave labor. Dave |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Look! I've given up cigarettes, most foods that I like, and most of my down time (since the baby came), but damnit...I'm not giving up my Ipod! :p |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | The thing I got from the article is that the price should be alot cheaper. Apple is making out like a bandit. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Almost everything I buy (except guitars) is made by slave labor. Dave I thought you bought Ovations. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | "a newspaper report that staff in some of its Chinese iPod factories work long hours for low pay and in "slave" conditions."
Unfortunately, what most of us percieve as "slave labor," in many places around the world is truly considered a fine job in good conditions. I'm not saying slave labor doesn't happen, but it's more likely to happen in smaller companies than big ones like Apple. |
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Location: NJ | didn't that happen to kathy lee gifford? |
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Location: NJ | She made iPods??
They musta' sucked . . . |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | My wife&I had this "big picture" conversation this morning at bkfst....as it relates to guitars:
In the '70's, Japan got the work...until their std of living went up a little. Then, Korea & Indonesia...until their wages rose. Now it's China. As this goes around the globe, our std of living will go down while other countries' will rise. In the end, any country will be able to compete because wages will be similar,BUT...we won't be living like we live now and Ovation Conn. won't be paying $15/hr+health benefits to build guitars. I don't know how long this will all take, but at this moment in history we're all caught in the middle of the transition.
Don't let this get you down...there are a lot of things to be thankful for in this life. Just don't make your life all about the "treasures of this world." Hold on to your stuff loosly. John <>{ |
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Location: closely held secret | It's an "allegation" made by a newspaper... :rolleyes: Pretty much any company having goods manufactured in China could be accused of this. Especially by the media, sniffing around for the 'big' story that will get them attention.
As Miles said, what is perceived as slave labor by Western standards ain't necessarily so.
And if you want to crusade against companies reaping huge unwarranted profits, try looking at why inkjet cartridges cost $30-$35... |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by bauerhillboy:
there are a lot of things to be thankful for in this life. Just don't make your life all about the "treasures of this world." Hold on to your stuff loosly. John <>{ I like it - very good way to think on things.
JB |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Waskel:
And if you want to crusade against companies reaping huge unwarranted profits, try looking at why inkjet cartridges cost $30-$35... The drug companies are much much worse. :mad: |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Don't forget our friends in Big Oil.
It's all around you if you want to look. Personally I don't. |
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Location: closely held secret | I agree. I figured they were obvious. |
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