At 11:39 AM 1/27/2004, Adam Dorritie wrote:

>Sigh.  When Americans are willing to pay the prices that come with the
>higher labor costs for dishwashers, produce pickers, floor moppers, and
>Walmart contractors who are payed a living wage, then we can start
>complaining about illegal workers in this country.  The reason that most
>companies who employ illegals do so is that people want cheap goods and
>services and flock to the lowest-priced offerings rather than the most
>ethically-produced ones.

This is an article on how Walmart's relentless squeeze on its suppliers
causes many of them to offshore their production. See
http://tinyurl.com/v1sz

One wonders how many people who complain about the outsourcing of jobs shop
at Walmart.
--
Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
http://www.northtech.com/

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