How the new trends or globalization has changed your personal style of life, work, or attitude?

Answer 1

I have to disagree with the previous poster. He just happens to be wrong. USA tax rate is the third lowest in the world.

The change for me is that many of the jobs that where going to be created in my field are instead being done by less expensive consultants and contractors in areas with much lower costs of living. This is true for many computer scientists and engineers, as well as lesser payed receptionist and phone people.

I often buy cheap imported goods, because US goods have become almost unvailable or outrageously expensive. There's no more waltons, instead we have wal-mart which is not even in the same ballpark.

My attitude is fine I suppose, but you'll have difficulty convincing me that when I buy chinese I do anything but barely keep a roof over someones head and give the rest to a fatcat chinese millionaire. So how is that different? Its a different fatcat.

Answer 2

Globalization has brought in to sharp relief America's ability to compete. Right out of the gate we levee huge taxes on our corporations which raise the price of the goods and services produced by the corporations. What this translates to in a global market place is products with heavily inflated prices pouring into economies that can ill afford to fund our government by buying our goods. This has caused a great deal of "American" companies to jump ship and bring their factories and jobs over seas, just to compete globally without our insane tax burden attached.
If you think there leaving because of cheap labor you've missed the other half of the equation. Americans may not be cheap but their damn fast and damn good at what they do. They are highly efficient and have marginal rates of error. In short we are worth the cost, but the taxes aren't. Unless we change our tax system are companies will continue to leave and we will only be able to sell to ourselves.

Answer 3

More jobs have been created, so it allows me to make more money and have a higher standard of living. Since the U.S. is a big player in globalization, I expect to see American stores when I go on vacation and that makes things a lot more convienent.

Answer 4

Well 6 years ago, I did not have a mobile, I did not send e-mails, I did not use Internet. My life was slower than now. 11/09/01 has also changed everything, it has been a turn, a negative turn, unluckily.

Answer 5

I used to work in a factory. Now I'm a 50 year old student.

Answer 6

How has globalization changed my life?

I'm a veteran, so I have one word for you that will answer your question: Iraq.

Answer 7

You've got to get as much education as possible. You can no longer just skate by in this new economy. There's someone, somewhere who's more driven than you who wants your job. You've got to sell yourself to your boss everyday, or you're toast.

Answer 8

hasnt changed me much.