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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
okay. I just think, in fact i urge you to try and take a globalization and the third world course (that actually looks at more negative aspects of america's impact on the world than positive...if they have them at IU) before you graduate.
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If there's one thing I've discovered through the study of History and Economics it is this:
The more contact a 3rd World Nation has with a developed nation (even in the extreme cases of warfare), the better the 3rd world nation is off in the end. I'm not even debating the extreme cases.
If America were to pull economic investment out of 3rd world countries (especially manufacturing) the effect on the 3rd world country could be devastating. You have to remember, slavery is not an issue here... and in all instances any example I am describing involves voluntary employment. If someone is voluntarily working in certain conditions, it means it must be the best alternative that they see.
3rd world countries today are about the same as America was during the industrial revolution. The work week wasn't always 40 hours (indeed in America it's actually less than 40 now). And working conditions weren't always as good. But the natural progression is to work through these things.
Ask any economist: The outsourcing of manufacturing and low level skilled services has a positive net effect for both players. Only overly-emotional people argue otherwise.
You know there are shittier jobs even in the US. Take deep sea fishing - the most dangerous job known to man. People die regularily, they loose limbs, they become ill. But nobody is forcing people to do this. And when you sit down at Red Lobster you are damn glad that somebody does the dirty work for you. The beauty of economics is that everything is voluntary. And the more options you offer a person, the better off they become.