post #5

i think that we are all a big part of the economy. i personally know that in one day alone: i rely on mta to get me to and back from school/ work. i buy food from many different restaurants/ fast food joints. at my job i collect payment for many of the products that we make which propels the econmy even furthert because it helps circulate the money and keeps the interchange of money constant.i am in a huge way connected to the issues brought up in the film. in the sense that i use many products (from the batteries i usee in my control, my cell phone, my clothes, etc...) that are made in these 3rd world countries by workers that are under paid and over worked. i feel that all though many of us know about the hardships that these people go through and how horribly they are treated we can simply not afford to or it would just be to difficult to not use their products and to avoid thinking about this we sort of put it in the back of our minds and turn a blind eye to it all.but the sad truth is that these workers are going to continue to be abused and mistreated as a result of our apathy.