Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findsLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.world – 882 points – 7 months agocbsnews.com130Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentAnd both of those things are terrible.Both of these problems are capitalismChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.Exactly!Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah
And both of those things are terrible.Both of these problems are capitalismChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.Exactly!Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah
Both of these problems are capitalismChild exploitation is not unique to capitalism.Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.Exactly!Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.
Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.Exactly!Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.
Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.Exactly!
Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.
Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah
And both of those things are terrible.
Both of these problems are capitalism
Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
Exactly!
Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.
Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.
I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah