You went from:
"Average American lives a standard of living that is far above his worth (ability / productivity-wise) compared to the rest of the world. The education system has been dumbed down to produce dummies, is it a surprise that the free market re-values the value of an American worker?
Better management practices, investments in technology, relatively laiseiz free economics can only multiply the inherent value of an American worker so much..."
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The first thing you need to realize that there is an absolute standard of living and there is relative (US vs. the rest of the world). Most people don't know the difference between the 2, and because of that, are lead to all kind of fallacies.
First you call Americans overpaid dummys, and then launch into some relative thing where all boats are being lifted. Which is it?
re: As opposed this being defeatism, IMO, it is the final victory of America, as the rest of the world abondons their ill-fated socialistic experiments and adopts the concept of free enterprise. It works all around the globe, bringing solid results for people around the globe.
There are a lot of successful "socialistic experiments" experiments in Europe. If you are talking about the former Soviet countries, you have an obvious dramatic change for the better.
re: Now, let me place the question differently. Would you prefer the situation where the rest of the world went instead to chains, starvation, just to increase the US lead in relative standard of living?
Of course not. But if not a zero sum game it's a competitive world for resounces and exports. I prefer that the US standard of living be higher than Slovakia... call me a bigoted patriot.
Next thing you will be wishing for a world government. Maybe the UN should take over? |
