So true, another thing that is rarely considered, isn't it in our best interest to see other nation's economically healthy?
The better a nation’s economic health, the better they take care of the environment.
The better a nation’s economic health, the better they take care of their children.
The better a nation's economic health, the more likely they will grow economic and social systems which are democratic and compassionate toward human rights.
The better a nation's economic health, the better able they will be to feed, clothe and house their people.
The better a nation's economic health, the better they will be able to provide medicine and vaccines to ward of disease and plagues.
The better a nation's economic health, the more likely it will be that America will one day have a new customer to sell too.
This model isn't perfect and there have been many cases in history where these alignments didn't occur, but in today's day and age, where the knowledge of democracy and freedom reach every corner of the planet, these things are much more likely to occur under a blanket of prosperity rather than poverty. Far too many people see the pie as a stagnant entity which can only be divided up into pieces. Wealth creates more wealth; it's a dynamic, potentially growing creature which may continue to enlarge.
So the bottom line is we should be celebrating the economic success of China, India and hopefully one day Africa, because, through each nation’s success, we breed a cycle of prosperity for the next generation. The worst thing we should be doing is erecting protectionist barrier under the assumption we want to hoard our wealth and prevent other nation's from achieving it. Europe is doing enough of that for the entire world. ;-)
Having said all that, it doesn't mean we should be insensitive toward the struggles of a factory worker or programmer who has lost his/her job. Nor should we card ‘blanch allow companies to fire workers without notice simply to boost up next quarters stock price. Balance, perspective and understanding should be our frame of reference. And we should constantly remind ourselves, it's not an easy path to take, but in the long run, it seems to be the one that makes the most sense. |
