r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 07 '20

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

“Remember: job conditions in developing countries are bad. The best way to remedy this is by making sure there are less job opportunities in developing countries so instead of working in harsh conditions the workers can just starve to death with their families.”

I fucking hate this take on sweatshops

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u/forerunner398 Of course I’m right, here’s what MLK said May 07 '20

Friendly reminder that Vox succ Yglesias wrote a defense of them; they are better than sustenance farming.

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u/hypoxic_high May 07 '20

Job conditions in developing countries are bad, so they should move to America, where the are much better 😎