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DeargDoom	2010-05-30 , 12:12
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Originally Posted by ysss

Rather than go to another country to make a living, what if a big company create a factory in that place instead? Because of the weaker economy, the average salary would be lower compared to other more developed countries (which is why the big company would be interested to setup the plant there) but it'll create jobs and contribute to the local economy significantly. And it'll definitely reduce people running away to other countries and being productive elsewhere.

My belief is that this is an optimization problem. One in which gaining employment from a sweatshop may well represent a local maxima but is never an acceptable solution.

I dont really understand the popularity of the argument that since its a minor improvement then it must be ok. Its degrading and inhuman. I would not want to work under those conditions so I dont want anyone else to be forced to.

Originally Posted by ysss

I'm awake, what am I not getting here?

I think devu is saying that a choice between misery and even worse misery is no choice at all. Being able to choose your poison, or as you insensitively argue, being able to choose to end your own life, are such limited versions of freedom that they are not worthy of the word.