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Wendy Sherman: The gentleman mentioned Motorola, which is bombarding the country now with an advertisement in which they hold up a…

On the recordMay 23, 2000
The gentleman mentioned Motorola, which is bombarding the country now with an advertisement in which they hold up a cellular telephone and say that China has 1.2 billion people who might use cellular telephones, implying that American workers from coast to coast will be making cellular telephones and shipping them to China. I think the gentleman would agree that it is more likely that what Motorola sees there is 1.2 billion potential slave workers. They do not need them all. They do not need slave workers, but 1.2 billion people anxious to work for 10 or 15 cents an hour who can make the cellular phones and ship them here. Which does the gentleman think is more likely, that Motorola plans to make something here, paying union wages or high American wages, $10, $15, $20 an hour, and then sell the product to people who make 15 cents an hour? Or does the gentleman think there might be more profits in making something for 15 cents an hour and selling it to those Americans who still have good jobs?
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of Motorola's advertising and labor practices in relation to China.

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