Ken Baxter > wrote:
>Interesting thread. I've bought fair trade whenever I had a choice
>without really knowing the ramifications. I've just assumed it was a
>good thing but, apparently, nothing is that simple or straightforward.
>I'm guessing that overall it helps more people than it hurts but I'm
>cynical enough to think that may be in spite of the system rather than
>because of it.

It's definitely a good thing from the standpoint of the people making the
product. It's not always a good thing from the standpoint of the product
quality.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."