OT Do you care were the products you buy are made

[dogscoff]

basically, the theif would have to pay off twice what they stole.

So in order to pay the fine they'd have to steal two more of the same thing from someone else? I see a problem here...

[Growltigger]

Agree with you Scoffo but what a pleasant solution it would be if it could be applied to corporate misfeasance by their directors.

You say to the head of Parmalat, "hey, you have siphoned off billions of euros from your company, so what we are going to do is not stick you in prison, but liquidate absolutely all of your assets, reclaim the "borrowed" cash and apply that to shareholders".

Rubber knickers for all dodgy CEOs and FDs I feel!!

Back to reality, I think all you can do is to try and make an informed decision based on the information which is freely available. I have found (for example Proctor & Gamble) that I was purchasing their products before ages, before I read a report about the animal testing. I immediately stopped, and triple check all cleaning products I know buy to make sure.

I think the big difference we can all make is to ensure that we recycle as much as we can. This helps the planet.

For our health, I am a firm advocate of organic produce - the more we eat, the cheaper it will become, and certainly in relation to the meat, the better it is for us.

Try growing your own!! I grow herbs on industrial lines, and make about 3 litres of fresh pesto a year. Tastes the best, and I know that the only thing that might has "soiled" my basil crop is the cats rubbing their backsides over it!!

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Kamog:

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Last year 30% of the worlds population took the step up from poverty, 17.7 billions now have the same living standard as the "west".

17.7 billion doesn't sound right because that's more than the population of the whole world.

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oops, Yes, I did exaggerate a bit; 1.7 billion!
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[Wardad]

Globalization

International Thinking At Its Best!

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?

Answer: Princess Diana's death.

Question: How come?

Answer:

An English princess

with an Egyptian boyfriend

crashes in a French tunnel,

driving a German car

with a Dutch engine,

driven by a Belgian who was drunk

on Scottish whisky (check the bottle before you change the spelling)

followed closely by Italian Paparazzi,

on Japanese motorcycles;

treated by an American doctor,

using Brazilian medicines.

This is sent to you by an American,

using Bill Gates's technology,

and you're probably reading this on your computer,

that uses Taiwanese chips,

and a Korean monitor,

assembled by Bangladeshi workers

in a Singapore plant,

transported by Indian truck drivers,

hijacked by Indonesians,

unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen,

and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friends, is Globalization.

[DavidG]

[quote]Originally posted by Phoenix-D:

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Originally posted by DavidG:

Where do you think the Chinese are getting fish from? Can't our boats go there?

If they're inside Chinese territorial waters, no. Notice you also said east coast fisheries- having to go down to Panama THEN cross to where the Chinease fishermen are fishing isn't going to be profitable.

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Yea you're probably right. But why China? If I want to eat many kinds of fish I basically have to buy Chinese. Seems wacky. Of course my beef probably has more to do the BS involved in actually getting products on the shelf in grocery stores. there must be other countries exporting fish but they are not making it to my neck of the woods.

[primitive]

If it’s white fish it’s usually Russian, and only sent to China for processing.

The Russians are now doing the same ****ty stuff in Northern Pacific as you crazy Canucks did outside Newfoundland 15 years ago: Fishing the ocean dry.

Enjoy the cheap Russian/Chinese fish when it’s available. In a few years it will be over.

[Wardad]

I can remember the "Be American, Buy American" sloga and campaign. It was well intended.

Since u would expect to pay more, a lot of companies were busy changing labels. WalMart got caught "washing" clothes from from China.