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The Hidden Costs of Cheap Goods »

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The recent FDA debacle over the discovery of the toxic chemical melamine in pet food from China should remind us all that cheap goods, whether animal feed, denim jeans or the latest electronic gadgets, have a price attached. There's a problem, though - the price tag isn't always visible. As consumers, we may save a few dollars or cents, but what ar

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  • Avg rating: (+2/-0 2)OldRusty
    OldRusty
    May 5, 2007, 11:30 p.m.

    If an item says made in china, do not buy it.Recently I watched a PBS video, about a teenage chinese girl working in a blue jeans factory in china,. the hours, and conditions, were just awful , for pennies an hour.This was slavery,unthinkable in todays terms.But the goods sold well in London and the US, Canada.We have a right to know who profits, from child sweat shops,.when a so called icon endorses a product. they are condoning this market.Streight out who profits from the sports shoes,.jogging clothes, fashion accessories.? at the expense of slave children.

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