Perspective

What if I told you there was an industry in the United States which officially reported 6,000 workers killed in work related accidents and that unofficially the number was most likely higher. I believe that most Americans would be outraged and would look to the government to investigate/correct or individual Americans would take up the cause in protest seeking an end to unsafe practices. But alas I am not talking about an America industry.

I was reading a few news articles this morning on the BBC's web site and stumbled across a story about Chinese miners trapped after a cave in. The last sentences really gave me pause to stop and think.

"China has the worst mine safety record in the world.

Chinese officials say some 6,000 miners died last year, but non-government groups groups say the true figure is far higher.

This year, 3,000 deaths have been reported in the country's mines."

We Americans are still love our cheap goods "Made in China."but you really have to ask yourself how cheap cheap really is.