[discostu]

I'm also not terribly convinced by this "Chinese slave" thing. You hear things quoted like 12 cents a day, but in real buying power within China how much does 12 cents a day get you? I had a friend who spent some time in China and he said he was living high on the hog on a buck or two a day. What's the comparative standard of living? Are they any more "slavish" than America's "wage slaves"?

[HighRoadToChina]

"I'm also not terribly convinced by this "Chinese slave" thing. You hear things quoted like 12 cents a day, but in real buying power within China how much does 12 cents a day get you? I had a friend who spent some time in China and he said he was living high on the hog on a buck or two a day. What's the comparative standard of living? Are they any more "slavish" than America's "wage slaves"?"

Slave labor is at $0 per hour.

Almost slave labor is at $.12 per hour.

Some facts that you are so interested in knowing:

1. The cost of a new 15 inch color TV costs $350 or 36 weeks at 80 hour per week.

2. The tax on a new car is over $1,200 only or 2.4 years at 80 hours per week.

3. A quart of milk is $.82 or 6.8 hours of work.

Your friend must be living in the gulugs.