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The issue of slave labor in China is hyperbole?

Come on!

If you read back the thread you can't see that customs officials can even begin to identify the depth of the problem because the CEOs of American corporations and the Chinese are working in collusion to keep the information from getting to the public.

And to all the free traders--it is ruthless and unethical to use slave labor. But don't let that stop you from enjoying the money you're making off of other people's misery.

I know that true slaves exist; however, the term "slave" is often thrown around in hyperbole (whether you know it or not) just because say, and illegal alien makes "only" $4/hr. When you agree to work and are not held to it at the point of a gun or bayonet, you are NOT a slave. That's all I'm saying. I'm not talking just about the China talk.

As for this *whole* issue - why is it so complex? Why don't we just agree that every1 has the natural right to do what they damn well please as long as it is not violating the natural rights (NOT privileges or luxuries, which is what libs try to make into rights) of others? If you don't like what some1 is doing, that is a less-obvious moral choice YOU can make - to not patronize them, and even to complain about them. But don't lobby for stopping their right to pursue something the way they want. It's socialist rules & regulations (e.g., income taxes, minimum wage, union-only [aka "me me me"], labor restrictions, liscensing of every damn thing, OSHA, insurance, etc) that have more often than not pushed corps, small businesses, and individuals to choices you mite not like to survive.