I have to agree here. I have thought that I believe in a free market within our system (and including a few others an par with us like England and Australia), and protectionist policies to prevent third world countries and nations like the PRC from effectively pricing us out of jobs.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: They don't all hate us > > How is it thast you miss the point EVERY TIME? Globalization is effective > only when the laws affecting the entire globe are equalized. It's > incredibly unfair to US employees to compete with workers who are willing > to > work for pennies, simply because it's against the law. This is not a law > that is going to change. It's unfair becuase a US worker cannot choose to > work for $.50/hour, while an employer can choose to move to Mexico to find > workers to do just that, while importing the goods just across the border > to > make a very high profit. > > There has been talk of raising the minimum wage here in the US again. > Some > joker in NC wants to raise it a full dollar per hour. While meaning > almost > nothing to the worker ($40 per week -$30 after taxes? gets you almost a > tank > of gas) and meaning that a small employer pays an extra $400/week/10 > workers. > > You analogy has only a small amount of relevance. A closed economy's > success is based on its size. The US is plenty big enough to fulfill its > own needs and keep its people employed. Opening up this economy should be > based on the equalization of competing nations to play on a level playing > ground, from a legalistic standpoint. > > I do realize that it's the unequal playing ground that makes the economy > competitive. However, the playing ground is is not based on economics but > government, which is why it's important to equalize them. The economics > can > level itself out on it's own, the government never will. > > - Matt > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:50 PM > Subject: Re: They don't all hate us > > > >> Dana wrote: > >> what has it done for me or anyone else lately? > > > > Have you purchased anything in the last 10 years? If so then you > > benefited greatly from globalization. Bought a house? Then you > > benefited more. Have a job or a business? Then you benefited. > > > > Globalization is no different than a small town choosing to shut > > itself off from world and only do business with people in a 10 mile > > radius. Supply would drop, prices would skyrocket. And for those > > that didn't couldn't produce in-demand goods, there'd be no jobs. > > > > By opening up that small town to trade with other towns you expand job > > options, increase competition, and thus lower prices. Those that work > > in the new market, however, have a whole new set of people to compete > > with and they have to adapt accordingly. > > > > With Globalization, if you realize that and prepare for it, you're not > > doing it blindly. If you isolate yourself, however, you'll be > > trampled underfoot by those looking to buy Charmin for as cheap as > > possible. > > > > SIDE NOTE: I recently had this discussion with some who, after telling > > me the perils of Globalization, drove away in her Prius. Ahhhh... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207322 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
