[raybbr]

This guy is an economist first.

I wasn't trying to write a partisan tract, you see; I wanted to reshape the debate. So I try to show that multinationals don't run sweat shops in poor countries - they actually pay above-average wages there.

Sure. If the average is $1 a day and they pay $5. That's not exactly spreading wealth.

[TopQuark]

If the average is $1 a day and they pay $5. That's not exactly spreading wealth. This is a preposterous statement. Firstly, $5 where $1 is average is the same as $200,000 a year for the family of four in this country. That's pretty damn good.

And, secondly, only a socialist would ever phrase his thought in terms of "spreading" wealth. Conservatives understand that wealth is not to be spread but created. Do you?