In the long run, the profits from Child labor, low pay and overwork enure not to the locality or region where they exist but to the absentee owners who have sent their capital into these exploited communities to gather larger profits for themselves.
Roosevelt highlights the negative impact of child labor and low wages on local communities versus absentee owners.
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