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by goatlover 1843 days ago
Why do you suppose those poor are willing to be fed off of? Maybe because they don't much in the way of better work alternatives. But guess what happens in places like India and China after a couple decades of exploitation by the rich countries? They have a huge rise in the middle class, reduction in abject poverty, emergence of their own big companies, and their country becomes significant economic players on the world stage.

The pie isn't a fixed size. It grows with increased economic activity. What happens in countries that are closed off to all the global "exploitation"? I'll let you work that out for yourself.