Ed Skinner wrote:
> One more comment (and continuing the OT shift that is happening).
> From the perspective of preventing future wars, lowering trade barriers
>creates an inter-dependence and neither party can afford to go to war with
>the other. As much as I dislike the "off-shore shift" and how it affects me
>and my family personally, I'm convinced it has to happen. I'm not advocating
>a complete and uncontrolled opening of the flood gates to trade and
>immigration, but I do think we need "controlled leaks" so that, ultimately,
>things can be equalized.
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Hm. By that logic, since the world is far more globalized than it was a
decade ago, we should have far less unrest and armed conflict now than
we did a decade ago.
Oddly enough, the world doesn't seem like a more peaceful place today.
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Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
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