Al Gore takes aim at "unsustainable" capitalism

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52. Given the current state at Foxconn that Apple recently admitted to,

You're going to have a hell of a time convincing me Apple is pushing for workers rights and being very successful at it. If they're not getting what they want, why aren't they working on alternative production methods. If they ARE getting what they want with respect to this issue, then they're not really pushing very hard (hell, apple could cut a check to foxconn for everyone working on apple components and make sure everyone there makes $50K USD and STILL make a profit on their stuff if they wanted). Apple, in truth is working on getting exactly what they want... cheap labor without the bad PR from it.

Besides, 3 years ago, the workers were making 900 yuan a month and making apple products. I don't fault Apple for not knowing the names of the individual workers at foxconn, but they should have some idea about the basics of the companies they do business with (like roughly how much workers make, their work hours, etc...). It sounds to me like you're giving them a pass for everything before 3 years ago, and suggesting that any improvements in the last 3 years MAY have been due to Apple's pressure.