The high cost of cheap clothing

[Gay Boy Roberto]

Oliver the Great:

[Anonymous]

Oliver the Great:

[Gay Boy Roberto]

One year in, HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" is enjoying a reputation for scathing wit with its satirical look at the news.



Fearless host John Oliver tackles serious issues, including Ferguson, Missouri, where protests erupted over the police shooting death of an unarmed black teen, Michael Brown.



Making humor of a serious situation is complicated and time-consuming, Oliver said.



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[Anonymous]

John Oliver makes people dumb.

[RW]

Did you watch the clip Shen?

[Anonymous]

Oliver the Great:

[asal]

american apparel is an affordable solution:

[Berry Sweet]

I don't buy name brand clothing...but I look around for good stuff and quality pricing.  Be honest, some of those name brand clothing companies have SHIT to offer for their clothing.

[Anonymous]

american apparel is an affordable solution:

[asal]

Fash, I'll tell you my real opinion because this is an online forum with some distance.  I feel better buying from companies that pay their employees decently.  I'm not wealthy.  I'm not an entertainer.  Food shouldn't be dirt cheap - it comes at a cost (employees are paid dirt, there can be environmental and inhumane penalties).  Clothes shouldn't be dirt cheap - it comes at a cost beyond money.  I don't always remember to do the right thing.  I buy american apparel online (not that that's the only option, but just one example).

[RW]

There's a lot of fact in what John Oliver presents, so it's not just his opinion.

[Renee]

There's a lot of fact in what John Oliver presents, so it's not just his opinion.

In this case a lot of what he is presenting is fact. But most of his rants that I've seen start as a presentation of fact and then very quickly turn into political agenda. It doesn't matter what the issue is, you know immediately which direction he is going to take in his commentary. Most of it is pablum from the political left, masquerading as wit and if I might add, completely uninspired and forgettable.

[Annie]

I'm wearing my kid's jean's and shirt's now lol

[Anonymous]

Fash, I'll tell you my real opinion because this is an online forum with some distance.  I feel better buying from companies that pay their employees decently.  I'm not wealthy.  I'm not an entertainer.  Food shouldn't be dirt cheap - it comes at a cost (employees are paid dirt, there can be environmental and inhumane penalties).  Clothes shouldn't be dirt cheap - it comes at a cost beyond money.  I don't always remember to do the right thing.  I buy american apparel online (not that that's the only option, but just one example).

I will tell my opinion asal..



Cheap food, cheap clothing, cheap manufactured goods has lifted hundreds of millions of people around the world out of poverty..



My home country Taiwan, is now fully democratic and affluent and it began with cheap manufactures..



Flat screen TV's, pc's, tablets, camera's, smart phones are available to lower income Westerners because of low cost manufacturing..



It's been good for developing economies and good for working class consumers in the West like my family..



A win win formula..



John Oliver seems out of touch with reality like so many rich entertainers.

[RW]

There's a lot of fact in what John Oliver presents, so it's not just his opinion.

In this case a lot of what he is presenting is fact. But most of his rants that I've seen start as a presentation of fact and then very quickly turn into political agenda. It doesn't matter what the issue is, you know immediately which direction he is going to take in his commentary. Most of it is pablum from the political left, masquerading as wit and if I might add, completely uninspired and forgettable.

I don't agree with Oliver on his racial issues because I think he takes it too far but I find him to be funny nonetheless :)