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> "In many ways we are complicit, we vote ‘cheap’ every time > we can (I’m no exception) and if we can externalize the > problems in such a way that we can pretend they don’t > exist then we all sleep just fine at night."

Correct, but an extra problem is: i doubt that my extra money will go to those workers when i 'vote expensive'. Most of the time the money just goes into profits for the owners or maybe into an expansion of production. Paying more does not make anything better as long as there's no way to change priorities.



It's not so much cheap vs. expensive, but cheap vs. certified, humanely produced goods (which will be more expensive).




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