Should there be government regulation regarding inhumane treatment of overseas workers by American Companies? Should there be government regulation regarding toxic wastes being poured into our oceans? I'm a conservative and I don't believe that global warming exists (except during the summer), but does global warming really have to exist for people to care about their environment? Badgerbadger- I really don't get it. They say we Americans don't want the jobs? The funny thing is that our employment rates are through the roof. Gotta love it. Uncle Benito, Yea but these are American companies. The Canadian companies can go screw themselves. But then, if the USA penalized them for it, the American Companies won't be able to compete. Lib Nemesis- Lol I didn't mean to choose Obama's old home country. Just a coincidence. Good call.
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We keep hearing from Libs that Americans wouldn't take jobs like that. What would those Indonesians be doing otherwise? ADDENDUM - Sure they do. It's their justification for supporting illegal immigration. Just listen to Colbert's inane testimony to Congress for a taste. If we supposedly won't take farming or cleaning jobs, what the heck would make them think we'd take tedious textile jobs?
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They should be jobs for the American people. I don't care if those corporations would make less money. It would highly improve the economy if they would bring those jobs back to the states.
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What do I think of it? I'm appalled! Surely, the job can be done by even poorer people in places like Burkina Faso for 50 cents! Seriously though, I disagree with the entire concept of extraterritoriality. Our legal jurisdiction ends at our borders.
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It depends. If those jobs are the best in their homelands, wouldn't you think that their country has failed them, even if they are being unfairly exploited in either direction?
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It makes me realize that if the progressives get their way we will see that right here in America. When the government regulates its people and businesses to death they kill jobs and then we can't even get paid a decent wage because the government hoards all the money. Coming soon to America!
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im a conservative and if those countries governments did the right thing they would not allow this to happen to their citizens . if they let it happen it will happen as far as global warming goes we as americans need to care about the environment ,yes but to blame the u.s. on it is a different story climate change goes up and down through out the history of the world and if someone thinks that they are going to profit from blaming on the u.s. sorry but you are not going to convince me that the u.s. is the blame for all of the worlds problems ..
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Reminds me of Obama's half brother
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Indonesia? What about the folks working in sweat shops here in America? What about them? The problem is worldwide. How did we leap from sweat shops to global warning? Two very different issues - pollution and labor. Both are in need of attention. Both very dire.
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My mother earned 65 cents an hour in 1954 working in a factory in the United States. The cost of living was much less then just like it is in these developing countries. It took years before the government made laws here concerning safety, child labor, equal pay, etc. The safety laws came with bad accidents. Some factories used to lock the doors so the workers couldn't leave without the supervisor letting them out. A fire broke out in a clothing factory and many died because they couldn't get out. That's when it became a law to have fire exits. Did you ever see how the Empire State Building was built. Many died building it. People used to have their children work as well as the adults because it was the only way they could afford to live. As wages improved, child labor became illegal. As we continued to industrialize, more workers were needed so benefits became necessary to attract good labor. Laws changed for 40 hour weeks, overtime, etc. Equal pay is relatively recent. Developing countries are just that. They are developing just like the United States did. I cringe at the thought of toxic waste being dumped in the oceans and waterways. The recent oil spill literally made me sick. I do not agree with man made global warming but I do recognize that our climate is changing. I also believe it happened before because so many artifacts are being found under the melting glaciers. People lived and farmed in Greenland at one time. It could be we are headed into an ice age but I don't believe that is being caused by C02 emissions. I believe the earth moves in cycles. If we are going into an ice age, its for sure that windmills and solar panels aren't going to be the right kind of energy for survival.
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A lot of people don't really know how the economy works. Bringing "our" jobs back here is not going to solve the economic crisis. I hate how everyone cries more government regulation. They might as well just say tax me more cause that is what is going to happen. And these "sweatshops" are filled with people who voluntarily go there in order to feed their families. If there was a better option, don't you think they'd take it? If Americans want the jobs to come back to this country, then they have to make sacrifices that many are not willing to make. Everyone in this country should take a basic Economics course in order to understand half the stuff they want to complain about. The idiots in government don't understand. What makes a politician (who likely went to school for law) an expert on budgeting? God this country is going to hell and fast.
