From: rcs (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 07:11:05 MDT
>Here's an excellent article that punctures a few of the so-called "facts"
>upon which the new "anti-globalists" base much of their crtique of economic
>liberty:
>
>
>http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/highlights/opinions_july_01/index.html
>
>Greg Burch
>Vice-President, Extropy Institute
>www.gregburch.net
The argument against globalism, or at least its pro-immigration
component, at least for the average USA citizen, is clear enuogh to
me: globalism is simply a very bad business deal for average wage
earners. The average wage earner (AWE) has the opportunity to sell his
services in a location that has many competitive advantages as
compared to the locations that most other AWE in the world have. Why
would the SWE want to give up his semi-exclusive (he shares it with
only ~170 million other America AWE, as opposed to what...1 billion
with the open borders ideal of globalism?) advantage over AWEs in most
of the rest of the world? Bringing in extra competition will only
lower wages, Why would the AWE in the USA wish this to happen [or for
that matter any AWE in a relatively prosperous western democracy)
Suppose a large and prosperous large firm sets up business in a
skyscraper downtown. They do good business there. Their presitgious
location and opulent offices attract business. Now, suppose a number
of recent Texas Southern University [an extremely low rated law
school] grads notice that there are some empty office at this well to
do law firm; plus they note that the law firm could take on manymore
lawyers since two desks could fit int each office. Now one of the
partners at this wll to do law firm is big fan of globalism. He
apprises the situations and decides to let the TSU grads into the
empty offices and sets up two desks in each office in order to take on
more TSU grads.
The TSU grads pay him $5000 each, which he places in his personal bank
acct.
What will the other partners think of this?
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