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Of course, the other side of this is billions of people outside the United States raised out of extreme poverty. Eventually, globalization means that everyone i
by readams 7y ago
Of course, the other side of this is billions of people outside the United States raised out of extreme poverty. Eventually, globalization means that everyone in the world has access to the same opportunities. The nationalist argument that workers in the us are better or more deserving of that high standard of living and those opportunities doesn't really stand up to much scrutiny here.
- kypro 7y ago> The nationalist argument that workers in the us are better or more deserving of that high standard of living and those opportunities doesn't really stand up to much scrutiny here. This might be too simplistic of a take on it. If you don't consider your own interests first then your good will can be exploited. If the whole world embraced free trade then you might have a point, but as it stands countries such as China are not playing fair. I'd also have to question wherever the moral good of Chinese workers being lifted out of poverty is worth the growth of China as a global superpower. If we're embracing free trade for charitable reasons don't you think we need to be sure our money isn't ending up in the hands of governments like the CPC? I also think that even if you were right from a morally objective point of view you're employing a kind of "for the greater good" reasoning here that many would find objectionable.