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Re:What Chinese bosses think of American workers by scottLobster on Saturday July 01, 2017 @02:58PM (#14678411)
It is fair by the laws of Capitalism. China is roughly 3x the US population. If everything is distributed "fairly" by the invisible hand, they should end up with a larger piece of the economic pie. Whether we as Americans want that or should want that is another issue.
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Re:What Chinese bosses think of American workers by ams6110 on Saturday July 01, 2017 @03:44PM (#14678602)
Distributing "fairly" (as in equally) is not what capitalism does.
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Re:What Chinese bosses think of American workers by scottLobster on Sunday July 02, 2017 @08:57PM (#14685206)
Which is why I'm using the invisible hand definition of "fair". The principle of the invisible hand, a cornerstone of modern capitalism, is that when everyone does what is in their own best interest things are distributed most fairly. Not saying I agree with it, but that's the moral theory.
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Re:What Chinese bosses think of American workers by geezerjay on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:43AM (#14681726)
Capitalism is all about fairness, because income depends on competition.

Ceteris paribus, China's size means it has a larger market, more competitors and therefore a larger market share.

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