Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: "Another Wall Street Dem is running for pres.Once again we must choose btn acquiescence & rebellion" [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)(I kid.)
Speaking of remnants of old shoes, New England once manufactured a lot of new shoes. Turns out, tanning the leather creates huge environmental problems. Clean up costs the landowner a fortune, maybe more than the land is worth. It's sad.
But, Malaysia many not know that yet. Or afford to turn down leather tanneries, even if they do know. So, in addition to cheap labor, there is the crapping up of the entire planet, with no need to comply with things like Massachusetts' picky land use regulations. So many benefits of manufacturing abroad, so few domestic politicians who won't roll over and find some way to enable, perhaps even reward, that kind of behavior. "Cause heaven knows, we all loves us some job creators/environment destroyers, even if the jobs are created outside the US.
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