Note to brewster: The global economy is not a zero-sum game. When Indians get richer, that does not make me poorer. In fact, it creates a larger market for products and services I can provide, which will make me richer.
Not entirely, perhaps, but when I lose my job and can't replace it for 60% of my old salary, then yes, the individual in India getting richer has made me poorer. Now the real rub is that the Indian gentleman is still being paid less than half of what I used to make. He's very happy, the company and its directors and shareholders are happy and I'm still unemployed, wondering how I'm going to make payments on all those US products I bought last year.
The more globalization spreads, the more my education -- in linguistics and foreign languages -- is worth. There are plenty of opportunities out there, if you don't expect Monolithic Corporation A to drop a 9-5 coding job on your desk and leave you alone for the next 40 years.
_I_ don't expect anyone to hand me anything. But plenty of formerly dedicated US workers are getting caught in the pinch when the rules change.
> Neoprotectionist policies help a few people out in the short run...
Fine, but the result of globalization is to level the standard of living. Not so nice when you're currently on the high side of the seesaw, is it?
Pretty soon your $120k degree won't generate anywhere near the returns it has in the past, and the US society will become even more polarized. The middle class will disappear, your kids won't be able to afford to purchase a house, etc.
Take is a step further and consumers won't be able to support the companies that have shipped their jobs overseas and down and down we go.
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Note to brewster: The global economy is not a zero-sum game. When Indians get richer, that does not make me poorer. In fact, it creates a larger market for products and services I can provide, which will make me richer.
Not entirely, perhaps, but when I lose my job and can't replace it for 60% of my old salary, then yes, the individual in India getting richer has made me poorer. Now the real rub is that the Indian gentleman is still being paid less than half of what I used to make. He's very happy, the company and its directors and shareholders are happy and I'm still unemployed, wondering how I'm going to make payments on all those US products I bought last year.
The more globalization spreads, the more my education -- in linguistics and foreign languages -- is worth. There are plenty of opportunities out there, if you don't expect Monolithic Corporation A to drop a 9-5 coding job on your desk and leave you alone for the next 40 years.
_I_ don't expect anyone to hand me anything. But plenty of formerly dedicated US workers are getting caught in the pinch when the rules change.
> Neoprotectionist policies help a few people out in the short run...
Fine, but the result of globalization is to level the standard of living. Not so nice when you're currently on the high side of the seesaw, is it?
Pretty soon your $120k degree won't generate anywhere near the returns it has in the past, and the US society will become even more polarized. The middle class will disappear, your kids won't be able to afford to purchase a house, etc.
Take is a step further and consumers won't be able to support the companies that have shipped their jobs overseas and down and down we go.
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Click on the picture below to download the UIB Toolkit documentation in Word97 format."
Why?
Why, wasn't it Monica's *furby* that got our pres. in so much hot water???