How Has Globalization Affected America

Globalization These passages present a discussion about arguments concerning globalization. This is an important debate for Americans since increased globalization could lead to the decline of the United States as a world power. The two positions argue whether or not globalization benefits the United States and whether or not globalist policies should be implemented. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration; for example, evidence indicates that globalization would harm America. In contrast, opposing evidence suggests that it would not. While both sides of the issue have valid points, the position that globalist policies should not be adopted in the United States is the best-supported position, the position supported by the

For example, when jobs are shipped overseas due to the lower cost of labor, America losses jobs. In addition, job losses will only increase if America continues to break down its borders. Consequently, if we want to preserve American jobs, we must take a strong stance against globalist policies. The second relevant point to make in support of the claim that globalist policies should not be realized is that globalization exploits workers in other countries. To illustrate this point, when our production jobs are shipped overseas, foreign workers rush to fill these often poorly paying, laborious jobs. To compound this problem, companies often exploit these workers to work as hard, long, and cheaply as possible. In short, in a globalized job market, there are few winners. The final applicable point to make in favor of the position that America would not benefit from globalization is that it gives companies to much flexibility. As an illustration of this point, companies that do their dealings in other countries often run into fewer regulations. Additionally, the regulations they do run into are often more lax than those in the US. In brief, companies that work overseas are not held to the same standard as American based companies, and are therefore not as accountable for their