The Real Reason Apple Can't Make Your iPhone in America

[Obwon]

The Real Reason Apple Can't Make Your iPhone in America

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China has essentially recruited our business leaders to
fight against our own government.
June 11, 2012

The following is an adapted version of a speech delivered at
Netroots.

We used to make things here, and then came free trade and
then China opened up, and we moved a lot of manufacturing
there, especially electronics. We say Apple here, because
Apple is the most obvious, and because the supposed values
of Apple conflict dramatically with what we now know about
the working conditions of the people who make their
products. But we mean ALL OF THEM.

We used to think that China got so much business because
labor was cheap. The elites, benefiting from that, said take
advantage of the low prices, and our workers can move on to
better, more productive pursuits.

Of course, intentionally undercutting the wages of our own
workers was bad enough. And using that as a wedge to break
unions was bad enough. But the story of our trade deal with
China is much worse than that.

http://www.alternet.org/story/155830/the_real_reason_apple_can%27t_make_your_iphone_in_america?akid=8921.150508.yA5CS-&rd=1&t=27

[Bob Eld]

Post by Obwon
The Real Reason Apple Can't Make Your iPhone in America
http://www.alternet.org/story/155830/the_real_reason_apple_can%27t_make_your_iphone_in_america?akid=8921.150508.yA5CS-&rd=1&t=27
China has essentially recruited our business leaders to
fight against our own government.
June 11, 2012
The following is an adapted version of a speech delivered at
Netroots.
We used to make things here, and then came free trade and
then China opened up, and we moved a lot of manufacturing
there, especially electronics. We say Apple here, because
Apple is the most obvious, and because the supposed values
of Apple conflict dramatically with what we now know about
the working conditions of the people who make their
products. But we mean ALL OF THEM.
We used to think that China got so much business because
labor was cheap. The elites, benefiting from that, said take
advantage of the low prices, and our workers can move on to
better, more productive pursuits.
Of course, intentionally undercutting the wages of our own
workers was bad enough. And using that as a wedge to break
unions was bad enough. But the story of our trade deal with
China is much worse than that.
http://www.alternet.org/story/155830/the_real_reason_apple_can%27t_make_your_iphone_in_america?akid=8921.150508.yA5CS-&rd=1&t=27

When are our stupid politicians going to wake up the the fact that "free
trade" is destroying America more thoroughly without firing a shot than
an all out hot war could do. We are fucking stupid to say the least to
allow this nonsense to continue.

Of course, like most problems the root of this problem is money in
politics. If we want politicians to give a crap about America and not
moneyed interests, we have to get rid of Citizens United, excessive
lobbying and other influence pedaling and get the MONEY out of politics.
We also need to elect politicians who care about our Country and it's
people, their welfare and put us first.