>> "trust pure capitalism to properly prioritize the values of the American people"
But who decides the values of the American people then? Should the govt's approach be "We know this product was made by kids, so it is banned", or "We are educating you that this product involved child labor, it is upto you to use your values now"?
I think the second approach will cause trivial change, at best.
If so, wouldn't the approach be correctly demonstrating that these values are only trivially important?
Vegans and various religious people make different purchasing decisions because of values they actually find important enough to change their lifestyles for.
I agree with you. That's why I said: "I think the second approach will cause trivial change, at best". From my observations as an outsider living here for 6 years or so, even widespread knowledge that factory conditions are bad will cause only a trivial reduction in sales.
But who decides the values of the American people then? Should the govt's approach be "We know this product was made by kids, so it is banned", or "We are educating you that this product involved child labor, it is upto you to use your values now"?
I think the second approach will cause trivial change, at best.