1$ a day anyone?
2007-07-16 10:11:50 · 16 answers · asked by Ringo G. 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. We need to RAISE the bar, not lower it. We should suspend China's "favored-nation" trade status until they meet a bare minimum of environmental, labor and safety standards across the board. It's not the cheapest or easiest solution, but heed the words of Yoda. "The path to the dark side is the quick and easy path." Or some scrambled-up version of that, anyways.
2007-07-16 10:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're comparing apples to oranges. America is a capitalist, free market system. The people are free. China is a communist nation. Under communism, the people are, quite literally 'slaves of the state'. The government owns the people just as in the ante bellum south. The only difference is that rather than simply hand out bread, they give them a couple of yen and use this yen to distribute the food. You get your yen and you can go and get your bread which is baked by more slaves in a state bakery.
While some Chinese have gotten 'rich', they are rich only because the government allows them to be. Again, like the ante bellum south, the house slaves are treated better and get more priviledge than the field slave. Same thing here and yet those priviledges can be taken away at an instant by the state.
So, the people have no choice. You can't ask your 'master' for more money and you can't leave your job for a better one. All businesses are either state owned and run or they are 'allowed' by the state.
As a consequence, if these folks don't work these hours or complain about their two bowls of rice a day, they can be tortured, killed or at best oppressed by the government in other ways.
I don't think many Americans really understand communism. That's always been a huge problem.
2007-07-16 17:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by The emperor has no clothes 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
American people have become pretty greedy these days.
Chinese dont do this. They strive day and night to ensure that their country marches ahead of the US at lightening speed. Lets keep the economics out for a minute and consider the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Dude, seriously google for the efforts taken by the Chinese. Its tremendous.
Its not a joke to live life on a $1 per hr salary. And you need to have the guts and determination to lead life like that, something that is truly missing in this generation of Americans.
No patriotism in the US today, I guess. And going by the replies of the people here so far, they all want is "monetary" benefits, there is nothing called National Interest.
2007-07-17 14:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by The ROCK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand why China is keen in competing with the US. But what doesn't the US have, that can be a motive for it to compete with China? I guess if China sees that the whole world has peaceful intentions, and not competing with it, wages there would increase.
2007-07-17 07:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what would help would be if everyone who showed up at work actually did some instead of using most of the day on bathroom breaks, gossip, surfing, emailing and basically passing the buck when it comes to earning their living. some younger people treat work as a social event. makes me glad I am retired now, I could no longer take the stress of doing my job and then the work of a slacker~ a days pay for an honest days work went out the window and the sense of entitlement blew in. if we really worked and
DID the job we were there for, we could compete on any level.
2007-07-16 17:17:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the united states is way richer than China!
why would we have to compete with a country who's people make 2 dollars an hour?!
2007-07-16 17:18:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck with $1 a day!
How about we just develop a way to do it better, faster, and less expensive.
Thats the kind of competition I like!
2007-07-16 17:16:04 · answer #7 · answered by responder 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason the Chinese are doing so well is because their economy is not directed towards the financial upkeep of a large class of people who don't work. Investment only works so long as people don't expect to get something for nothing, which is what most Americans expect today, primarily the over 65 age group who feel that since they spent 40 years sitting in a comfy office, that entitles them 30 years of leeching off of society.
2007-07-16 17:17:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
nope
if you're talking about manufacturing the solution can be for big business to invest in new technology (automation, robotics, CNC etc) and training
but many companies don't want to do this,it's less hassle to just offshore to china
2007-07-16 17:15:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think top wages over there is something like $0.50 an hour. could you live off that?
2007-07-16 17:22:15 · answer #10 · answered by roadkill55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋