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Originally Posted by TheOmegaZoid
Morally, as the head of the business, Apple should be directly concerned with how the devices are built, and charge a little more to consumers, if need be.
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Apple already charges a lot. That's why I don't buy their products.
Economists have done a lot of research on whether export-oriented industry pays more. We could potentially start a war of scholar.google.com links on this, but the general answer from mainstream economists is that export industry pays more.
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Originally Posted by TheOmegaZoid
Also Apple doesn't set the wage, it just chooses the company who offers the lowest price for manufacture.
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While production cost is a factor, Apple's success requires being able to bring new features and designs to market quickly. If you have read your James Fallows, you know that this, rather than wages -- which are quickly rising -- is China's real competitive advantage in making these gadgets.
So, factually, I doubt your claims. No serious student of the Chinese business cycle blames Apple. The democratic alternative to globalization is the old Indian socialism. Import controls meant that only a few of the rich could afford the lousy local automobiles, while the peasants starved. But in as much as pressure from your side of the fence reduces labor exploitation, people saying what you say, however mistaken, may do some good.