On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]>wrote:
> Anyone who thinks the American political system is broken hasn't been > to Somalia. Anyone who thinks the economy is broken hasn't been to > Haiti. But I guess it is our nature to complain no matter how good we > have it, and to ignore what is going on in the rest of the world. > > It is true that the U.S. share of the world GDP is declining. That is > because international trade helps both countries, but helps the poor > countries more. I consider that a good thing. In the U.S. some people > say we should by only products Made in America because it creates jobs > for Americans. But each American job created costs 10 jobs in China. I > would rather create jobs in China because the consequences of > unemployment in poorer countries is more severe. I care about all of > humanity, regardless of where people were born. > > -- > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/5037279-a88c7a6d > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
