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Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:49 pm to DelU249
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:49 pm to DelU249
If I'm choosing between to comparable products, and one is made with child labor, or dangerous working conditions, or whatever, and the other isn't, and I care about those things, how is it stupid to choose the product made in a way I find responsible and humane? Is buying products uninformed and indifferent to the way they are produced intelligent, or just being an a-hole? Why do you care?
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Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:25 pm to Zed
I had this argument with an employee of Nike.
Me: "How can you sell a pair of shoes for $100+, when it costs you pennys"?
She: "As you know, I start-up factories". "When we begin hiring, there are applicants lined up for days". "The employment in these areas are so dire, that what Nike pays can support a family".
Ahem.
Me: "How can you sell a pair of shoes for $100+, when it costs you pennys"?
She: "As you know, I start-up factories". "When we begin hiring, there are applicants lined up for days". "The employment in these areas are so dire, that what Nike pays can support a family".
Ahem.
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:40 pm to Zed
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If I'm choosing between to comparable products, and one is made with child labor, or dangerous working conditions, or whatever, and the other isn't, and I care about those things, how is it stupid to choose the product made in a way I find responsible and humane? Is buying products uninformed and indifferent to the way they are produced intelligent, or just being an a-hole? Why do you care?
I kige this.
In economic terms, it simply means you derive utility from those factors, and you maximize your utility by purchasing fair trade goods.
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