[thecavemaster]

So, are those engaged in making products for Wal-Mart in Thailand and other locations worse off than their counterparts who are producing merchandise for other retailers? In other words, are they better off or worse off than their average neighbor? If they are not worse off, then how are they being exploited?

Full employment gives power to workers. Workers are powerless in a system where there is a large surplus of labor. Chinese wages are rising as workers are demanding, and in many cases, rioting as they demand better pay. Every developed country has gone through a similar process. American workers have been no exception.

A man with arms but no legs may well be better of than a man with no arms and no legs, but how does that help us here? What does that prove? It proves that you champion a broken system, stick in your thumb, pull out a plum, and think you're a good boy and all is well. Dear, Blind, Hoot... would you only confess your lack of sight, but, alas, you will not. Ditch on the far right, oops, you're in it.