This was said a little obnoxiously, but he has a point.  Making pants in China takes about three labor hours[1].  Given that about 50% of the cost of pants is the retail&#x2F;wholesale markup, that leaves $15 to pay for materials, shipping, and labor.  It&#x27;s hard to squeeze a living wage out of that.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books?id=unXGqA4st54C&amp;pg=RA2-PT56&amp;lpg=RA2-PT56&amp;dq=pants+labor+textile&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=ajCD9oHDhp&amp;sig=e8VARoY8dfQ2dfxx3XMNASn1x7M&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMI_67Q0bfCyAIVgls-Ch0mAg3o#v=onepage&amp;q=pants%20labor%20textile&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books?id=unXGqA4st54C&amp;pg=RA2-PT56&amp;l...</a>