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If we free the slaves, who will pick the cotton?

Posted on: April 8, 2025 at 16:58:58 CT

Spanky KU

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So you are saying you would prefer to see Chinese "slave labor" make iPhones so you can get them cheap?

Shanghai has the highest monthly minimum wage among 31 provinces (RMB 2,690/US$370 per month).

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Couple of facts: If Apple were to manufacture their iphones - namres MU - 4/8 16:17:11

As soon as I saw the word 'facts' I knew a kindeegartner - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 4/8 17:35:49

If we free the slaves, who will pick the cotton? - Spanky KU - 4/8 16:58:58

So it isn't slave labor? (nm) - Seagull MU - 4/8 17:23:13

it is "slave labor".. just over $2/hour/$12/day in Shanghai - Spanky KU - 4/8 17:45:24

They live in company dorms with suicide nets - Columbian Gold MU - 4/8 18:13:37

So it isn't slave labor - Seagull MU - 4/8 18:08:24

Learn English - Spanky KU - 4/8 18:30:31

Only a bleeding heart lib would use that definition - Seagull MU - 4/8 21:09:02

Dictionary bad? - Spanky KU - 4/8 22:04:21

No, you're flailing is (nm) - Seagull MU - 4/8 22:20:46

cool get Iphone 19s and forget 17 & 18 - TigerFan92 STL - 4/8 16:57:13

How much do you think any cell phone made - Bosalphus KC - 4/8 17:28:39

So MAGA means make people poorer? - Seagull MU - 4/8 17:24:05

Iphones would cost about $3,000: How is that a problem? If - BH O'bonga MU - 4/8 16:30:52

The goal should be to modernize manufacturing though - Bosalphus KC - 4/8 16:44:45

If that's really the goal, it's robots taking all the jobs (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 4/8 16:45:53

I'd take them over union workers (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 4/8 16:46:42

Bingo, simple economics the jobs created not only by Apple - tigertix MU - 4/8 16:37:32

i read, not even possible in USA - kcmizzou99 MU - 4/8 16:28:53

Getting iPhones out of America would be great - Columbian Gold MU - 4/8 16:21:27

I agree, along with social media apps like Instagram - KCT-BoneTiger A - 4/8 16:28:08

Let's go back to a left monopoly on the media, no thanks.nm - tigertix MU - 4/8 16:29:28

Flavor-Aid(nm) - cnk MU - 4/8 16:20:25

So stock markets falling are tanking economies, explain - tigertix MU - 4/8 16:18:23

Stock markets falling is a signal, not the consequence (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/8 16:27:58

and what do they specifically signal....nm - tigertix MU - 4/8 16:28:50