People will twist and turn and bring up the most off the wall BS to support an argument they know good and well is not going to end. Not in either sides favor.
At least put some thought into what your going to post.
Meanwhile when are all these purist going to add the B&M's and Online Business owners to their Hate list.
They are the pipeline that demands an affordable sell-able product they can make a good profit on - in volume.
Venders make request and place orders - China fills them.
All I know is when I hear this put forth as a defense, it makes me even more wish that whatever business you and yours are into / own, I kinda really really hope there's a counterfeiter out there undercutting your profits, and selling same product / services for far less than what you and yours decide is fair price / good value.
And by "you" and "yours" - I explicitly mean anyone that argues/strongly believes counterfeiting is 'just good business for the consumer.'
I also don't see the difference between counterfeiting product and counterfeiting money. Especially by another country. In own country, counterfeiting money would be between incredibly dumb and incredibly gutsy. When you get caught, chances are you will be out of that business for life. But when another country does it, what is the original country to do?
Take money completely out of the picture (if that's possible) and the counterfeit money thing no longer matters. With counterfeit products, it would matter far less, if at all. As long as money and/or earning a living is the standard for having or accumulating wealth, then counterfeiting is theft. Again, from the myopic consumer perspective, it is a good thing. And is a little hard to argue otherwise, especially if said consumer does twist and turn around arguments about the nature of economy. Yet, when said consumer goes into 'legitimate business' for themselves and finds another who is blatantly ripping off their business and obtaining revenue, stealing from their revenue stream, I'm thinking it is entirely reasonable that this same person no longer looks at the issue as a perfectly good thing for everyone, including the consumer(s).
As I understand point of this thread from OP's perspective, it is that China is blatantly ripping off America's revenue stream of American made products, by counterfeiting products that clearly some consumers demand. In my observation, China isn't the only country around doing this, and is plausible the US engages in this as well. China just appears to be the 'best' at it, and seemingly has no desire to agree to any international desire to overcome the perceived problems that come from counterfeiting. In fact, without counterfeiting alive and well in China, it is possible China remains a third world country, perhaps indefinitely.
