This is purely hypothetical question, as at least in the current world such thing is simply an utopia.
The more the world globilises, the more we see that certain countries, countries with more power and stronger financial status, simply start using the
countries for gaining more profit.
I live in a country, which is stronger than the Asian countries, yet I see daily, how big corporations from countries, who have really strong
economics, simply come here in order to save up on their expenses. They are trying to get their work done as cheaply as possible. It is nothing
uncommon to see a huge company using the bad economical status and lots of unemployeed people in order to gain profit, they pay minimum salaries which
is simply impossible to live with and at the end, they take their huge profits, back to their country, without paying any taxes (absurd law). From
that the people in the stronger counties, simply get stuff cheaper, buy more as the salaries are higher without even considering how the people who
made their products are suffering for their good.
It is a common knowledge that several companies are simply using the fact that low salary is better than nothing and many desperate people are willing
to work for them for extremely low salaries, even for their country, simply because of desperation.
Everybody can see that such thing is simply wrong.
Would you be willing to sacrifice your comforts for the people enriching your life with amazing technology and awesome things got the salary what they
deserve for such work? This would mean the iphone might cost nearly 1500 dollars, shoes costing 300-500 dollars. Although that is still less than what
the price would be if these were made locally, but it would be fair.
It might be possible if some international laws would be made, for example, every company must their pay employees in foreign countries 10% over the
average salary in that particular country or making another law, which would make the taxes for taking profits out of any country, exactly the same. I
do not say that these are the best solutions, I have not thought it through entirely, simply random ideas.
Although, please answer the question. Would you be willing to sacrifice your comforts for making the world more equal and fair?
PS. To say again, this is simply hypothetical question
edit on 26-3-2013 by Cabin because: (no reason given)
edit on 26-3-2013 by Cabin because: (no reason given)