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>Acting like participation in a system is some kind of grave strike against protesting terrible aspects of the system is less than helpful, both logically and rhetorically.

It is that participation that make it impossible for non abusive employers to compete and exist as a business. I know that there is no option in certain businesses, but even the ones where there is an option, it's obvious how price sensitive people are. Everyone decries abuse of employees, but, as reality shows, basically everyone will opt to save money and reward the businesses that import goods from places known to abuse employees. So what good is complaining about the abuse of a specific employer of its employees?

We like our cheap goods and services, that's why we don't have the political will to change the laws.



You are supposing the reason why things don't change is because people like cheap goods.

Where is the evidence that cheap goods require worker abuse? Or that the reason people don't oppose it is cheap goods?

Higher wages come out of profits in a competitive market, they don't automatically drive prices up.

I also doubt many people are out in the streets demanding the abolition of minimum wage so they can spend less at walmart.




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