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Re:Why Stuff From China Is So Cheap by yummyfajitas on Sunday June 02, 2013 @12:22PM (#5809036)
The question is not whether workers mind being killed or injured. The question is which they mind more - lower pay, unemployment, or an increased risk of injury or death.

There are many things we could do to reduce your first world risk of death - mandate that all cars are have a mechanically enforced speed limit of 20mph, for example. We choose not to. Why?

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Re:Why Stuff From China Is So Cheap by betterunix on Sunday June 02, 2013 @12:48PM (#5809151)
That argument presupposes that people are not facing a real risk of starving to death if they are unemployed. I am not sure that is something that can be assumed.

When there is a gun pointed at your head, you do not have a real choice.

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Re:Why Stuff From China Is So Cheap by icebraining on Sunday June 02, 2013 @02:34PM (#5809566)
Are you saying that the capitalists saved (most of) their lives by giving them jobs?
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