Also the stuff of nightmares... On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hmmm there's a story. The progeny of T.Boone Pickens and Paris Hilton. :) > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> There is no comparison between Big Oil and Walmart. People continue to >> earn substantially above living wages in the oil industry. Walmart lowers >> everyone's wages. >> >> I know Walmart's official headquarters are in Bentonville, Arkansas. I >> stand by my China statement. >> >> By the by, 2012 has been playing in heavy rotation on cable recently. One >> of the most ridiculous things in a movie full of ridiculous things is the >> decision to repopulate the world with billionaires. >> >> If there is anything more worthless than a billionaire, I don't know what >> it is. Can you imagine trying to rebuild the world with that sorry bunch of >> Waltons down in Bentonville? (Riddle: what is the easiest way to become a >> millionaire? Start as a billionaire). >> >> This is why they buried Pharaohs with their slaves. Somebody has got to >> do the work on the other side. >> >> ~rave! >> >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <dar...@...> wrote: >> > >> > >> > You can fill in ANY popular product in the place of "iPhone" in this >> > piece. The iPhone 3G, Apple's most popular unit, is $99. It no doubt >> > costs around $20 to make. The $300 prices are for people who are not >> > AT&T customers, Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are in Arkansas. >> > Bentonville. I've been there. They have a NEW office in China, which >> > makes sense, as it's their number one market. Their profits are >> > something, but nothing compared to the oil companies. Not to say one >> > form of exploitation is better than another. >> > >> > >> > Every time you fill your tank with oil refined in the United States, >> > you lower your standard of living. >> > >> > On Jul 25, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Kelwyn wrote: >> > >> > > Foxcomm (Hon Hai) generates more revenue in a year than Apple, Dell >> > > or Microsoft. Foxcomm won Apple's order to make the iPhone after >> > > Foxcomm directed the business units to sell parts at zero profit. >> > > >> > > Can you imagine 420,000 workers paid subsistence wages and jammed 8 >> > > to 10 to a dorm room? >> > > >> > > What I want to know is why do these phones still cost $300? >> > > >> > > Lastly, business practices oversees are eventually imported here. >> > > We purchase our future subjugation. >> > > >> > > Walmart moved their corporate headquarters to China. Walmart is the >> > > number one company in America and this has led to the Walmarting of >> > > America: collecting overtime after 40 hours instead of after 8 >> > > hours is courtesy of Walmart. >> > > >> > > Every time you shop at Walmart you are lowering your standard of >> > > living. >> > > >> > > ~(no)rave! >> > > >> > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Vanguard. They did a series of shows on Asia and China. One >> > > covered Malaysia >> > > > and how so many companies have left their for China because China >> > > was even >> > > > cheaper. (they tried to squeeze a few tax dollars out of the >> > > billions that >> > > > was there and the manufactures left!) Then he covered Hong Kong, and >> > > > mainland China. I think it was all together 4 or 5 shows. The >> > > reporter's >> > > > name is Adam Yamaguchi. He's covering India right now. >> > > > >> > > > There's a ton of other videos on the site as well. Just doing a >> > > search on >> > > > China pulled up 403 pages of videos! >> > > > >> > > > You can also check it out on their website at: >> > > > http://current.com/shows/vanguard/episodes/ >> > > > >> > > > One of the things that I like about them is that they cover stuff >> > > that >> > > > doesn't get covered in the regular news channel and may NEVER get >> > > covered by >> > > > them. One reporter covered Somali pirates a year before they >> > > attacked the US >> > > > boat. >> > > > >> > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Martin Baxter >> > > <martinbaxter7@>wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > Missed that one, Mr Worf. What's the name of the show it was >> > > on? I'll keep >> > > > > an eye out for it. >> > > > > >> > > > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Mr. Worf >> > > <HelloMahogany@>wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Did anyone see the story about factory closures in China on >> > > Current tv? >> > > > >> >> > > > >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Martin Baxter >> > > <martinbaxter7@>wrote: >> > > > >> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> Why does this NOT surprise me? >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Kelwyn <ravenadal@> wrote: >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/28/foxconn-plant- >> > > china-deaths-suicides >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> Construction workers began erecting anti-suicide nets today >> > > at an >> > > > >>>> industrial plant in southern China that makes millions of >> > > the world's mobile >> > > > >>>> phones and computers. Five-metre long steel poles were >> > > bolted into the walls >> > > > >>>> below the roofs to support webbing that will eventually >> > > cover 1.5m square >> > > > >>>> metres. >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> To stem an epidemic of workers leaping to their deaths, the >> > > Taiwanese >> > > > >>>> electronics company Foxconn â€" which works with Apple, Dell >> > > and Sony â€" has >> > > > >>>> also pledged to raise salaries by 20% and offered >> > > counselling to its 420,000 >> > > > >>>> employees here. >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> -- >> > > > >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who >> > > the bloody >> > > > >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> -- >> > > > >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> > > > >> Mahogany at: >> > > > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > -- >> > > > > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the >> > > bloody hell >> > > > > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> > > > > >> > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> > > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ >> > > mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! >> Groups Links >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
