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Why here?
A renowned social scientist
ont c asked in a rather sad tone
whether people will do anything
for money. This thorny question
is what those 1,000 Lane County
residents should ask thetnselves
before they are hired to work for
a South Korean "chaebol” (busi
ness conglomerate) called
Hyundai
The reason South Korean lug
business conglomerates want to
set up business bases or factories
in the American Northwest is
nothing but the rising social cost
of production in their own coun
try For instance, the air and
water pollution in South Korea
is one of the world's highest.
Many environmental si ientists
predict that, with the current rate
of pollution. South Korea w ill be
uninhabitable by the year 2020
It is obvious that the chaebol is
trying to avoid being held up for
such consequences.
Constant traffic gridlock on
South Korean highways and
local roads gives additional pro
duction costs to companies like
Hyundai. Statistics show that
South Korean trucks and cars
waste more fuel during idling
than running on the road Fur
thermore. average ele< trie hills
for South Korean industrialists
are about three times those in
the United States However, the
most serious problem facing
Hyundai and other South Kore
an firms is the resenting work
force While Hyundai’s top exec
utives were making deals with
tiie Oregon. Lane County and
Kugene officials, the Hyundai
workers in South Korea decid
ed to go out on a total sit-in
strike, protesting the company s
infamous record of exploiting
workers. As the number of non
working days increases, the cost
Hyundai has to bear will be
astronomical.
Although South Korean work
ers would happily work for
more than Cl hours a day for
less than $20,000 a year (a pro
posed yearly salary for those
1,000 potential workers).
Hyundai executive** chose to
invest in Lane Countv just
because of our "extremely" low
ho< iai costs — abundant forest
land and water to pollute, < heap
energy costs, no traffic jams, no
violent worker environment,
soffit lent lax breaks, ett
A famous economist ome
lamented that capitalism is
inherently myopic Some jeiople
would do anything for money,
despite the obvious danger from
unexpet ted consequentes
Before they submit their
resumes, those 1,000 Lane
County residents should study
more about why Hyundai is
willing to invest billions of dol
lars here Although $20,000 a
year may lie an attractive solu
tion to those 1.000 struggling,
future microchip workers and
their families. $20 million is too
small for those struggling Kore
an chip workers to be fired, or
the forest land anti water of Ore
gon to tie ruined
Ingyu Oh
Sociology
Cheap shot
Wo an? writing to comment on
your front page article whic h
discussed creative jobs students
have acquired in attempts to pay
for their schooling (ODE. May
B). By focusing on a woman who
strips to pay for her education,
you chose to highlight a profes
sion that is not unique or new as
n means women have used to
support themseives It's s.ei that
in valuing women's bodies over
their minds and at i omplish
ments. our society offers women
few options to earn dec ent
wages and maintain quality of
life
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This woman has to objectify
and sell her body to (letter her
mind You didn't bother to com
ment on either the negative
implications for society or for
the individual While this iob
may be all right for the woman
you spotlighted, the conse
quences for many women are
not so positive
One of otir friends felt that
stripping was a great work
option, allowing her to do low
paying social work in a haltered
women's shelter during the day
and augment her salary by strip
ping at night Then she experi
on* ed one of the common side
effects of her job She was kid
napped at gunpoint and raped
by a customer of the strip i tub
This is not an urn otnmon o* cur
renee in this profession Not
only did you present stripping
ns a glamourous job and easy
money, but you further exploit
ed this woman by using her sit
nation to make your article more
sensational
The pit lure of this woman in
lingerie, c leavage and all, on the
front of your newspaper,
revealed your true motivation
for featuring her Cheap shot’
Many men also put themselves
through school by stripping
Isn't that more unusual' We
think your stereo! v(>es are show
mg. Hmrmid better luc k next
time in your attempts at creative
journalism, if in fact that is what
you are attempting
Julia Lave
Urban and Regional
Planning
Denise Jackson
Urban and Regional
Planning
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