[laredo44]

Except for U.S. workers who lose their jobs, or see their income stagnate.

Static observations about a dynamic process will always yield incomplete analysis and and forever doom solutions based therein to following not leading. Jobs lost to unneeded products (ever notice how the world's just not making as many Spanish galleons as we did in 1588?) or services free workers to perform valued work enhancing both the wealth of a society and the esteem of the worker. Progress requires it. Jump on board cause if you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

[Tuco-bad]

Jobs lost to unneeded products

Such as shoes, garments, steel, and now IT sofware and engineering.

Boeing is outsourcing their commercial engineering to Russia, financial companies (i.e., Merrill Lynch, Bear Sterns), are outsourcing their IT work to India, etc.

[facedown]

Static observations about a dynamic process will always yield incomplete analysis and and forever doom solutions based therein to following not leading. Jobs lost to unneeded products (ever notice how the world's just not making as many Spanish galleons as we did in 1588?) or services free workers to perform valued work enhancing both the wealth of a society and the esteem of the worker. Progress requires it. Jump on board cause if you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Very well said.

This should be made into posters and put up in every public school in the country.