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		codexon on April 15, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We are like prisoners... We do not have a life, on... I don't choose to consume them. Many people choose to consume them because they are manipulated by advertisement and unreasonable societal norms. If the wage of these workers were doubled, no one in the US would notice. Do you really scrutinize $0.20 on a $30.00 mouse?

petercooper on April 15, 2010 [–]

And if you double everyone's wages, that will result in inflation which isn't going to seriously help their purchasing power.

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