I personally feel like I don't read enough on occurring problems in the United States, I tend to over hear the news or just hear some people randomly debate something that is going on but I never really sit down and read about things that in the long run can affect everyone living in this country, so I want to be able to be well informed on the matters of welfare debates and most importantly unemployment because over these past few weeks that I have been educating my self more and more about this subject I come to realize that 90% of the problem (in my eyes) is that people need jobs! if our economy could create good paying jobs for people maybe they wouldn't need to be on welfare to support their family. Although if you think even more outside the box I also realized that education is KEY to having a successful life, and that is another on going struggle for many Americans living in the U.S.
but anyway I came across this article in opposing view points where the author claims that ..

Globalization Increases U.S. Unemployment

"International trade agreements are not designed to benefit the United States, its people, its workers, or its future."





In the following viewpoint, Darren Weeks claims that America's pro-globalization policies are responsible for widespread unemployment in America. According to Weeks, economic treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement are a means for U.S. businesses to outsource jobs to nations where labor is cheap while laying off millions of better-paid Americans. He insists that globalization has not brought jobs to the United States but has instead destroyed U.S. manufacturing and lowered the standard of living of all working Americans. Weeks is the host of the "Govern America" talk and news show on the Republic Broadcasting Network, a radio and Internet operation.

 

 

MONEY its always about the money right? It seems that although the U.S. government creates programs such as Welfare, Unemployment, TANF (temporary assistance for needy families) and many more, they are also concerned with ways in which they can save money. Like I mentioned before and like this author is implying maybe the government should give people food stamps and an unemployment check but rather use up ALL those resourced to make more jobs !! its like that saying that says "give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man how to fish and he will eat for a life time" I'm sure that the U.S government have a reason as to why they want to increase globalization but maybe they can just decrease many of the problems occurring in this country if they keep their industries in America.!!

Many can argue that if things are American built that they will increase the cost of living but imagine all the jobs that an American manufacturing can create perhaps the cost of living will go up but the minimum wage can also increase.  (Again I am the least informed and educated person to comment on these political points but these comments are coming from a person living in the U.S.)

 

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