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Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:36:42 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Main wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Neal wrote:
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I am sad that Lego is phasing out manufacutring and outsourcing more and
more. I hate the idea of poor people living in sub-standard conditions
making a product for the wealthy living in luxury. I think we tried that
experiment before and it was called slavery then.
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No, the converse was tried numerous times and it failed (communism). The
current experiment is called capitalism and it is the most successful system
around.
Would you prefer poor people living in sub-standard conditions not working?
Yeah, multi-millionaires live a life of luxury. And they sail around in
yachts. But the fact is that 1,000,000s of people make a decent living
building/serving/catoring to these people.
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Actually, I am glad that they have work, but I would prefer it not processing
raw materials for a foreign company so that people can have toys. There are
other ways they could be productive -- farming, for instance. Or producing
goods that could be utilized within their own economy. Just cheaply processing
goods that move out of their country has no long term gain.
Lego, as well as being a company concerned with improving profits also has a
value system that used to do them proud. Part of that value system led them to
build up their small hometown in Denmark and create an economy for it (not to
mention propelling the economy of their small country as a whole). They seem to
be abandoning those founding values.
--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@charter.net
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| (...) There's a difference: no one is forcing workers in China to go work for these factories. In fact, the hierarchy in China as far as desirable places to work: American company European company Japan/Korean company (a perceived step down to this (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) The bottom line is that TLG is a business, and they are doing whatever they feel necessary to remain in business. Some bad business decisions? Perhaps, but to blame TLG for not having perfect market vision is a little harsh. TLG is an old (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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