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Originally Posted by LemonSoupKid
I also don't want to be too sure or harsh because I'm sure this is complicated, but the problem is that the culture has become so bad over the years of spoiling the top guys (chamber of commerce types) with global labor, they now expect dirt cheap 3rd world prices for solid labor. It's one of the reasons why we have so many problems, and it's exacerbated by those who make "capitalism" an idol. I'm a huge markets guy but this kind of stuff is what makes having a country meaningless. If you want global labor but people have differing currencies and standards of living, it's not fair to call that "competition" to the local area. It's the same argument as idolizing "free trade" which is Chamber of Commerce BS so they can sweatshop people and sell it back to us in the US for 10 or 100-fold the price it would otherwise be.
If you have any delusions about this being the way "business" people think, just listen to Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. He's a clear example, unabashed of how brazen these types still are. They don't even care about throwing it in your face.
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He's just an example of somebody not bright enough to comprehend the effects of 'free trade' on a domestic/importing population. All the dude has is profits in mind and for him, 'free trade' doesn't affect anything but his bottom line. It's sad to watch tbh, history won't be kind to people like him
