Quoting Ed Weick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [snip] > A greater problem may be the instability of the poor world. Do rich > world countries really want to tie themselves so fully to countries that > could become hostile or that could spin out of control? How high might > the costs of keeping the poor world stable for rich world business be? > Rich world dependence on poor(er) world oil may be a case in point. To > keep the oil (or brain power) flowing, you may have to move in and sit > on someone. [snip]
I believe that "business" would rather pay for cops and troops or just about anything else (e.g., consultants), than pay employees more. Better to have to pacify n-th world countries to protect our investments there than to let American workers feel secure in prosperity. And, anyway, trouble overseas produces both curtailment of civil liberties and military procurement contracts at home. -- But why haven't we outsourced our military to n-th world workers yet? (It wouldn't be accurate to call them "mercenaries" if they are conscripted.) Hail to the Chief! ( http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/GeorgeWBush3.html ) \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
