Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1893arrow-down17
arrow-up1886arrow-down1external-linkCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation findswww.cbsnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square138fedilink
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61arrow-down6·2 年前Both of these problems are capitalism
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·2 年前Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·2 年前Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
minus-squareporcariasagrada@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 年前capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 年前Most “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.
Both of these problems are capitalism
Child exploitation is not unique to capitalism.
Neither is rent-seeking, but both are much more widespread and severe under capitalism than more egalitarian systems.
capitalism actually encourages both. as they are profitable activities.
Exactly!
Most “good” systems try not to flagrantly enable downsides, either. The point is capitalism isn’t solving those problems. At all.