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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Nailed it. Income & wealth inequality is a big bad problem getting worse.

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:55 AM

Sep 2017

There will be a real revolution, not faux T party nonsense, if the issue is not addressed squarely.

It could easily be made worse by the soon-to-come AI tsunami but that could just as easily make things more equal and beneficial.

Globalization, on the other hand, enhances peace and provides wonderful technology we love. The iPhone factory worker in China does not want to fight a war with the USA that buys the phones. She/he wants to go home, help their children with homework and have some beer and noodles. Pretty much the same as the US worker of any kind.

Unemployed and underemployed and exploited people see little left to lose if inequality is too great and become more open to wars.

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Poll: Globalization supporters in US outnumber opponents by nearly 2:1 margin [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

Globalization doesn't scare me madokie Sep 2017 #1

Globalization leads to income inequality...as the lowest wages are sought... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #2

Slate: Bernie Sanders Take on Globalization Is Simple, Ideologically Comforting, and Factually Wrong TomCADem Sep 2017 #7

"Globalization," though, is a boogie that can mean anything from greasing Hortensis Sep 2017 #11

'Corporate' globalization does that. So does 'corporate' isolationism. pampango Sep 2017 #12

Nailed it. Income & wealth inequality is a big bad problem getting worse. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #3

Talk about 'nailing it' madokie Sep 2017 #4

That is THE positive in globalization. KPN Sep 2017 #5

Good points. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #9

TIME: Why Trump and Sanders Supporters Are So Angry About Globalization TomCADem Sep 2017 #6

Thing is that blocking global trade would crash all economies AND there would be no iPhones, period. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #10

Anti-immigrant sentiment fueled Bernie's campaign?! Seriously?!?! Knock this shit off. WIProgressive88 Sep 2017 #13

Time: Why Conservatives Praise Bernie Sanders on Immigration TomCADem Sep 2017 #14

From this same article: WIProgressive88 Sep 2017 #15

Bernie Sanders Talking With Lou Dobbs Re Immigration... TomCADem Sep 2017 #17

Wages in China and Mexico are lower than in Canada and Europe. That would be why. Not race. WIProgressive88 Sep 2017 #18

So, Bernie Sanders Then Agrees With Jeff Sessions. Great. TomCADem Sep 2017 #19

Umm did you bother reading my post before going on this tirade? WIProgressive88 Sep 2017 #21

Globalization has upsides and downsides. Just ask the Caribbean nations. Coventina Sep 2017 #8

What's the alternative? Adrahil Sep 2017 #16

Many of the anti-Globalist screeds I see online are from... jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #20