Caporegime
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Cadbury Goes fairtrade
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Call me heartless but I couldn't care less if Carlos gets a fair price for his produce.
I'll pay the lowest price possible for any given item if the quality is acceptable. Most fair trade produce I've had the misfortune to consume has tasted far worse than the equivalent evil capitalist item.
I'll pay the lowest price possible for any given item if the quality is acceptable. Most fair trade produce I've had the misfortune to consume has tasted far worse than the equivalent evil capitalist item.
fairtrade is biggest load of tosh I've ever heard...
in a global economic market you buy with your head and get products you like as cheap as you can.....
if some dude in outer peru isn't getting paid very well then he should raise his prices or farm something that will make him money
in a global economic market you buy with your head and get products you like as cheap as you can.....
if some dude in outer peru isn't getting paid very well then he should raise his prices or farm something that will make him money
Yes, it does. And for a contract as large as Cadbury's, it will ultimately lead to job losses for the current cocoa growers. Pass the buck and shift the poverty elsewhere whilst appearing to be caring. Yes, very fair indeed, give everyone a taste of poverty - spread it out!
What happens in 10 years or so when Fairtrade loses it's marketing appeal and it no longer becomes a cost viable option? Cadbury and other manufacturers are going to ditch it. Fast forward 10 years in Ghana. The farmers have been using all of their land to grow cocoa for 10 years+. They suddenly lose their massive supply contracts, they have acres of cocoa without a buyer and most importantly, they have lost their skills in farming other crops or the land has become unsuitable for growing other crops. This leaves them up **** creek without a paddle so to speak. It has already happened with coffee and tea growers. It will be the case here too.
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Unneccesary market fixing. It's against the principles of capitalism and can only result in higher prices for end users.
How does it do that? If anything, fair trade is a classic example of good old fashioned capitalism: the buyer and producer agree a price that meets their respective needs, and they do business on that basis. Nobody is forced to accept fair trade; they can make their own arrangements if they want to - and they do.
This is entirely unrelated to free trade, which refers to the removal of state-imposed tariffs and taxes on foreign products and services. Fair trade has nothing to do with tariffs and taxes. It's a completely separate issue.
I would stab my own grandmother for a creme egg right now..They taste flippin gorgeous.
Makes you wonder why so many people farm coca plants huh!?
Capitalism isn't about making as much money as possible, it's about letting the market decide prices rather than artificially fixing them. And then using the market to make as much money as possible.
I don't see it as unrelated, the "fairtrade" scheme seems to have been introduced to mollify, at least some of, those who previously campaigned for free trade. It only helps those who sign up for the scheme and creates an ultimately unsustainable and artificial demand for a specific product.
Well now I suppose you're into semantics. I would say that capitalism is about making as much money as possible.