tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post6834188093621040825..comments2023-05-19T07:21:45.031-04:00Comments on Vintage Primitives: Blondie ~ Vintage Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480952803372244269noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-76139761720878978882009-09-28T02:38:01.965-04:002009-09-28T02:38:01.965-04:00The child abuse is a terrible thing but I wonder a...The child abuse is a terrible thing but I wonder also, what will happen to these families , you see as aweful as this is and I do not condone this at all, this is the only way poor families feed their babies , older children, some have 10 children or more and they eat from this kind of work. What would be a positive solution.. thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-37566950389904828182009-09-14T13:18:35.870-04:002009-09-14T13:18:35.870-04:00Everything I now buy, I flip it over and LOOK wher...Everything I now buy, I flip it over and LOOK where it was made...Great post Blondie!hughugs<br />I'm with Donna about change.org...though.hughugsDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181520825012037531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-62735715720697747272009-09-13T20:58:19.152-04:002009-09-13T20:58:19.152-04:00Waste not, want not. That's what I always say!...Waste not, want not. That's what I always say!<br /><br />Good for you, Mom! Brownie points your way! :))Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492164252158495972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-16260354708917751812009-09-13T17:42:02.501-04:002009-09-13T17:42:02.501-04:00Hey Donna
I know, I know, change.org is really out...Hey Donna<br />I know, I know, change.org is really out there, but, when I read this I just boiled over. And yes, don't get me started either on our wasteful society. <br />I really don't know what the answer is; we are in a pickle here in the good ole USA and it makes my heart so saddened.<br />Hey, do I get brownie points for having a washer/dryer for 29 years? LOL.Blondie ~ Vintage Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480952803372244269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-87252019571811531652009-09-13T17:39:46.081-04:002009-09-13T17:39:46.081-04:00Hi Melanie
We do have investigative reporters and ...Hi Melanie<br />We do have investigative reporters and most of the time they do a great job; however no one really wants to talk about this outloud and I think it is because the economy is so lousy and these goods are cheap, therfor folks think that they won't be able to afford American made. We get news all the time about contaminated foods from other places, and in the past year about lead paint on children's toys. However no one is discussing the child/slave labor.Blondie ~ Vintage Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480952803372244269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-3723413994886020792009-09-13T17:34:56.105-04:002009-09-13T17:34:56.105-04:00I totally agree that child and forced labor is rep...I totally agree that child and forced labor is reprehensible and disgusting. The motives of change.org are not angelic, however, because they have a clear far left political leanings.<br /><br />I believe we have become too much of a consumer driven society. And consumer demands for cheap prices drives the producers to cut expenses wherever and however they can. Labor and regulatory costs have gotten so high in this country, it is difficult for American manufacturing to compete. So the American consumer is partly to blame for the horrible labor issues in third-world countries.<br /><br />And don't even get me started on waste in our society, LOL! We buy things we don't need and throw useful things away! I know I have been guilty of this, but I have made of conscious effort in the past 10 years or so to be more mindful of our purchases.<br /><br />For example, we get pressure from realtors to remove perfectly good appliances that work, so that a potential buyer can have the latest model! Argh! When did it become an unwritten law that one has to remodel and throw perfectly good things out every 10 years?<br /><br />Sorry to ramble on so much!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845513680952023284.post-26869227658895710242009-09-13T17:32:31.553-04:002009-09-13T17:32:31.553-04:00In the UK when a big chain was shown by reporters ...In the UK when a big chain was shown by reporters to be buying clothing I think it was from a factory employing children being "outed" and forced to comfront public opinion, the company then made changes and now says that they don't have child labour involved anymore. <br /><br />Perhaps you need a few investigative reporters to out the worst offenders too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com