May Day

Posted by Marc Hodak on May 1, 2007 under Collectivist instinct, Revealed preference | 2 Comments to Read

Today is International Workers’ Day throughout the socialist and communist world, including the Daily Kos, who took this opportunity to slam Wal-Mart. They noted that Wal-Mart was investigated by Human Rights Watch, noting that:

Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental group based in New York, is best known for scathing reports on political issues such as the Rwandan genocide and the Congo’s use of children in its military.

The clear implication, of course, is that Wal-Mart’s treatment of its workers rises to a level of concern consistent with genocide and child conscription, because it’s non-union.

My standard for concern about an organization is somewhat different. If an organization has people beating down the doors to get in, it’s probably not a problem how they’re treating their workers. If an institution has people risking their lives to flee, that’s probably an institution that needs some outside monitoring.

The workers of the world deserve better.