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It is hard for Americans, especially those involved with organized labor, to turn a blind eye to the mistreatment of the Chinese workforce, but the overarching economic realities of the global economy make it difficult for discrete individuals in the U.S. to take action on their behalf, even symbolically. The Daily Show clip states that the price of iPhones would go up 23 percent if workers were paid fairly. At a time when penny-pinching is becoming everyone’s favorite physical activity, is the iPhone-buying public prepared to shell out the extra bucks? One could make the argument that the demand for Apple and other products of similar penetration is sufficient that people would pay the extra 23 percent. But the bigger question is whether these devices are being overpriced to begin with, considering the anti-worker cost-cutting measures being implemented on the supply side. Why shouldn’t the workers wages go up and Foxconn, God forbid, merely retain 23 percent less? Full story + video...
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It is hard for Americans, especially those involved with organized labor, to turn a blind eye to the mistreatment of the Chinese workforce, but the overarching economic realities of the global economy make it difficult for discrete individuals in the U.S. to take action on their behalf, even symbolically. The Daily Show clip states that the price of iPhones would go up 23 percent if workers were paid fairly. At a time when penny-pinching is becoming everyone’s favorite physical activity, is the iPhone-buying public prepared to shell out the extra bucks? One could make the argument that the demand for Apple and other products of similar penetration is sufficient that people would pay the extra 23 percent. But the bigger question is whether these devices are being overpriced to begin with, considering the anti-worker cost-cutting measures being implemented on the supply side. Why shouldn’t the workers wages go up and Foxconn, God forbid, merely retain 23 percent less? Full story + video...
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