Shipler Chapter 3 and 4

Wow.  And I thought chapter 2 was depressing, but chapter 3 simply blows it out of the water.  Having worked in a textile factory, I can appreciate the work these people do.  I was blessed enough to work in one that provided a good wage and breaks.  I can understand that a lot of this type of work coming from 3rd world countries is inevitable, but there must be something we can do to make it a decent career, one that people can live off of.  It's no surprise that when you put a middle man in the space between manufacturer and consumer that the prices skyrocket.  It doesn't surprise me that clothing made for like $60 sells for around $300.  That's what happens when there is more than one person trying to get paid off that one item.  Of course, chapter 4 only gets worse.  As if low wages weren't enough, let's cram all the workers into a dilapidated disease infested hut!  Seriously, who is at the head of this?  They should be thrown in a cell for the rest of their lives for things like this!  Being forced to pay only God knows how much to cross the border, just to find yourself, for all intensive purposes, a slave is not worth it in my mind.  Mexico may be bad, but there's always Europe.  Then again, it doesn't seem all that good for the owners of the fields.  From their point of view, I can understand wanting to minimize their costs due to the hazardous gamble the farming represents, but there is a fine line between cost management and manipulation.  He has definitely crossed that line here.