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Originally Posted by Nal0whs
I thought slavery was work with no pay?
I hate it when people fail to give the fault where the fault lies. This is a result of market capitalism, period.
The cheaper the better, after all, Wal Mart did not made it big by paying its employees decent wages and buying its merchandise at the market price.
Capitalism, nothing more nothing less.
BTW, if you ever take a drive through the remote rural areas of Southwestern Florida, you will see fields in cultivation with Mexicans and Central Americans working the land there. It's interesting to note, that they were the so-called "slaves" too. Afterall, if any of them left the farm, deportation was just around the corner. Look in your own back yard, before you complaint about somebody else's.
Did I mentioned that many of them were lured with promises of riches? But, I guess you knew that already.
Here, take a look for yourself...
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...25/84715.shtml
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...9/ai_597197279
http://www.freetheslaves.net/resourc...den_Slaves.pdf |
I know you're not suggesting that the problem be ignored because it happens in the US too.
It does happen here. But I think there are lots more regulations in place. THe workers do still have some legal recourse. And there is much less hunger and suffering here in the states. I live inUtah. The west hires lots of immigant workers to harvest potatos, apples etc. I see them all the time. It isn't an easy life. But they do eat every day. And drink heavily on the weekends. SO the quality of life cannot be compared to that of the Haitian workers.
THe priest that has done the work there, referred to it as modern day feudalism. That is the best way to describe it.
It is over simplifying the issue to say it is the fault of capitalism. The market does drive prices, wages etc. But there could be more government control. The problem is the government is choosing to look the other way. I am sure that they are being well compensated for their inaction.