[big bad easter bunny]

We wouldn't want to help over a billion people find thier way into the high tech world. Why they might become consumers instead of well educated people with no way out. Lets bring back the cotton gin, think of all the new jobs we could create in the south.

[RockyMtnMan]

Do you really think they'll be the same kind of consumers we are?

There have been numerous articles that point out how ridiculous it would be to have over 3 billion people (don't forget China) increase their wages enough to buy our goods. Even if we did manage to "level the market" through labor exportation it would take 20 or more years.

[Dissident1]

We wouldn't want to help over a billion people find thier way into the high tech world. Why they might become consumers instead of well educated people with no way out.

To consume what? Products from China? The only thing the US makes today that the world wants to consume are Marlboro's, Jack Daniels and porn.