>One might equally equate it to a rich man expecting applause when he donates just one of his many gold pieces for charity, while the poor widow quietly deposits her last copper coin. I don't think these slogans prove much.

But the man is giving away something of value, right? And he is under no obligation to do so?

>Actually, many of these factories are owned by local mandarins who happily exploit their countrymen using a model that once caused your nation to go to war with itself. Fact: you would not tolerate this level of exploitation in Kentucky, nor would you justify it by saying it creates jobs. Exactly "why" it is OK for it to happen abroad so we can enjoy even more financial advantage, is something we can agree to disagree about.

The U.S. is damned if it does, damned if it doesn't. If we intervene and try to setup the same labor and environmental laws that we have here, we are interfering. If we don't, we are greedy capitalists.