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yeoman6987

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9. The crazy thing is that IPhones are not even cheap

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 10:05 AM

Jan 2015

I have an IPhone 6 and paid 219 for it with contract. Without contract it is around 600 dollars. They can't even pay a decent wage or at least give regular hours and two days off a week? Typically the reason things are made in China is because they are cheap! Nothing cheap about Apple products. Apple needs to clean this up. The workers should be treated better.

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Meet the people that make iPhones and iPads [View all] nationalize the fed Jan 2015 OP

K&R ND-Dem Jan 2015 #1

If you don't want an iPhone or an iPad, don't buy one. Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #2

Out of sight... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #3

China -- a country we don't have a free trade agreement with, and so no framework Recursion Jan 2015 #4

+1...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #15

Where are the new Motorola Droids being manufactured? Asia. And Samsung? China. pnwmom Jan 2015 #5

Lets face it, we are all guilty AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #6

Very true davidpdx Jan 2015 #8

I generally agree, but I eat lots of meat that all comes from my own State, mostly from small farms Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #18

This has been going on for a long while and I'm a bit surprised it has continued davidpdx Jan 2015 #7

The crazy thing is that IPhones are not even cheap yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #9

Don't read this then... Agschmid Jan 2015 #12

Holy crap! I didn't take your advice. Lol. yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #19

I believe they are even more expensive here in Korea because of the taxes and tariffs davidpdx Jan 2015 #20

Since most devices use the same suppliers and sourcers--It's all technology, not just Apple. nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2015 #10

18 billion, that's what it looks like. lonestarnot Jan 2015 #11

And with every new 'free trade' agreement, it will only get worse. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #13

Well, no, the problem here is we don't have an FTA with China Recursion Jan 2015 #21

I'm talking about any and every area of the world where people are poor, vulnerable and polly7 Feb 2015 #22

+ 8 billion nationalize the fed Feb 2015 #23

And how 'bout that computer you're typing on?... SidDithers Jan 2015 #14

...and the clothes in your closet, and the veggies in your fridge bhikkhu Jan 2015 #16

once we buy this garbage we don't own it olddots Jan 2015 #17

You should watch this and read the book "Factory Girls" Bonobo Feb 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author JDDavis Feb 2015 #25