Re: "serves them right for stealing job's like they do"
There I was thinking the governments of emerging economies were responsible for the poor living and working conditions of their people, because they won't implement the necessary legislation to force decent working/living conditions. As it would have massive cost implications and thus slow down their economic growth, making them only able to compete on price fairly with other countries whos businesses have similar cost bases... when all along it was my fault for conforming to the capitalist ideals of buying at the best price/performance/functionality balance I could get.
> because they won't implement the necessary legislation to force decent working/living conditions
The bastards. Not pricing themselves out of the low-productivity labour marketplace so that they can enjoy the same fat-arse benefits that every member of European Commission enjoys here? Who do they think they are?
> making them only able to compete on price fairly with other countries whos businesses have similar cost bases
Whenever I hear "fairly" I know that utter ignorance is not far away.
> when all along it was my fault for conforming to the capitalist ideals of buying at the best price/performance/functionality balance I could get
And that is what you should do. Buying the same quality of materials abroad instead of making them in more expensive fashion locally frees you up for more interesting jobs. Of course, if you are dumb enough to insist on competing in market for low-priced shoes using local labour and reglementation horrors, well... good luck.