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SPORTS: US and Them

August 8, 2008 by Joel Ebert · Comment
Filed under: Culture, Sports 

Many people have argued that globalization is a negative thing for the job market. One such argument against globalization is that the increase in competition of labor allows for citizens of other nations to be hired by a company instead of hiring a citizen within that company’s native country. Another argument that people have is that it is not right for someone to come from a poorer nation to go to a richer nation and earn a higher wage only to send it back to their native land.

This is an interesting argument when you think about it in the world of sports. A fellow blogger of mine (Jill G) wrote read more

Isolation Bad, Globalization Good

July 7, 2008 by Sarah Viets · Comment
Filed under: Politics 

I don’t think isolationism should influence American foreign policy and here’s why:

The rise of isolationist foreign policies is in response to globalization. And Why?

When our American economy competes globally, so does our individual income. In result, how much we make per hour or each year competes with the standard amount of money people make in various countries.

So, if we can agree our cost of living is higher than developing countries, than we can also agree the amount of money we make is also higher.

Therefore, if we compete within global markets, our individual wages and economic standards of living will decline.

So, is this a good read more