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Originally Posted by GAsux
I think Senor Chimp was only half kidding. Mr. Coconut farmer would likely make in a week at the factory what he would have earned from his annual haul of ripe, moist coconuts......And then you can post another article about how an evil American corporation sent hundreds of local workers back into poverty by shutting down its plant. That would be swell.
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Give coke time, an it'll happen, they'll leave. There's more than a question of simply getting a wage (although whether or not it's a "decent" one is debatable). There's also the question of self-sustainability. What your espousing is the "company town" solution, and how well did that work out for America? How has it helped places such as Troy, NY, Schenectady, NY, Flint, MI, and Pittsburgh, PA???
Multi-national corporations aren't in the business of being the benevolent providers of jobs. They are in the business of maximizing profits and minimizing expenses. So Coke
will eventually leave India in persuit of lower wages, and when they do, India will be left with no water, no domestic infrastructure, and an ignorant class offactory workers. Is this preferable?