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In reply to the discussion: $0.62 per hour Factory Jobs In Haiti "Not ‘Perfect’ But A Start," says Clinton [View all]JCMach1
(27,553 posts)38. It can be really, really, really bad
do you really want to know about the 4 yr. old beggar orphan in Kathmandu with dirt rings around his mouth and nose where the dust and dirt collected on the glue residue he huffs on a regular basis to ward off hunger. The glue was cheaper than food... I would rather not go on...
Yeah, some things are worse than prison...
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$0.62 per hour Factory Jobs In Haiti "Not ‘Perfect’ But A Start," says Clinton [View all]
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
OP
I don't think you and I have a disagreement. To read/learn the history of Haiti
MichiganVote
Nov 2012
#9
by the grace of others? wtf? they survive *despite* the pernicious "grace" of others.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#18
that network makes money off the deal. despite all those helping hands, half a
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#29
That's another example of no government no infrastructure and no resources.Sadly anything will help.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#5
Look at how industry in the US began? We had child labor, slavelike wages. Yes it's not
RB TexLa
Nov 2012
#17
haitians have had factories where they could work for peanuts for some time.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#19
Yep. We figured out how to export the Triangle Shirtwaist Company overseas
raouldukelives
Nov 2012
#24
There were factories in Haiti since the 50s---introduced by the Americans under Papa Doc.
vaberella
Nov 2012
#34
"it's mostly funneling back to westerners -- contractors, NGOs, religious groups"
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#20
getting fed in a prison may be better than starving on the streets, but who would
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#30