[justamom]

ARYA has some good thought on this subject, I hope he signs in-

Economics-I don't like the fact that our economy is so tightly bound to other countries. It can be a domino effect. When there's an earthquake in Taiwan, our economy takes a hit because a "chip" factory is damaged. Or if Argentina can't get their inflation under control, or Japan for that matter, we suffer the consequences. We give so much foreign aid and yet our own Americans suffer. We prosecute our citizens when they fail to pay their taxes(some honestly CAN'T) yet forgive BILLIONS in debts to other countries for political purposes.

Agriculture-We have farmers, the cornerstones of American life and freedom, losing their land because of "cheap food" being produced in other countries.Who buys this land? Corporations. We can put an embargo on country A only to sell our grain to country B for cheap. Then country B will turn right around and sell that very grain to country A at a profit. Our food should not be used in foreign policy to the detriment of our own people.

Manufacturing-Look at the Firestone fiasco. We don't have the factories to produce our own goods anymore! All our manufacturing companies have moved out for cheap labor. That's why no one could get TIRES!

Technology-We share (as in farming) and we lose! No matter WHAT it is, cheap labor will always win out and something created in America will be reproduced cheaper somewhere else. India is a rising star in technology/software area. Will we have to choose between India and Pakistan due to Kashmire?

NAFTA-Don't get me started on THIS! Why can Mexican truck drivers bring to our highways, trucks that would fail American inspection laws? We have brakeless, leaking carriers driven by people who can't read a road sign!

Diplomacy-Why didn't those Israelis share the information they had on the Sept. 11th attacks? After ALL we have done for THEM!
If we can't share this "global" information gathering with our "friends", who can we trust?
Open boarders-well THIS should be self evident.
Why do we support the activities of Israel anyway when in some cases, they are in the wrong! (IMHO, the Palestinians have a real issue.) I know this is a tender subject.

ONE GOOD POINT-If we can really unite and make a concerted GLOBAL effort to get rid of these "weapons of mass destruction",
it may well be worth the price! The operaive word remains "IF".

Of course these are isolated examples and there are tons that support the other side. These are a FEW reasons why I think we have gone to far in Globalization, thereby, putting our own citizens at a disadvantage.