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[–] [email protected] 89 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Meanwhile Americans eat beef from slaughter houses in the Midwest that use children as a cleaning service.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And both of those things are terrible.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Both of these problems are capitalism

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Most "good" systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn't solving those problems. At all.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. Point being, any company can exploit children in any country, 1st or 3rd world.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad 2 points 8 months ago

I think the point should be sticks. Pointy sticks, yeah

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I remember when that article came out I had a passing thought that it was probably JBS Grand Island. Low and behold... Not fucking surprised.

I worked at a company that did some upgrades for that system and that place is vile. It was hard not to puke in the parking lot some days and I remember walking around the outside of building (left), and seeing all of the spray downs on the way to the freezer.