What surprised you most about this chapter? Why?
The article Ogre to Slay? Outsource It to China by David Barboza surprised me the most in the chapter. Everything else seemed familiar. I remember reading about trade in Social Studies while in middle school, although I didn't think it was related to economics. (Well, now I know.) The article surprised me because I thought it was funny how gamers in the United States are willing to pay people in China to play the early levels of games for them. They do this because they're inpatient and want to skip ahead to the more difficult levels... Wow! How pathetic is that? The Chinese gamers make about $250 a month, and it's also surprising how a particular Chinaman in the article could be satisfied with this pay. He sits in front a computer screen for 12 hours, 7 days a week.
What is your opinion about international trade? Overall is it good or bad? Why?
My opinion is that international trade is an overall good thing. If a country produces something better or more abundant than another country, it benefits both of them. The United States has great land to grow food and they make awesome cars in Japan. What would the U.S. do with all of its produce if we didn't trade it? We're obese enough. And Japan with all their awesome cars? They don't even have enough room to drive or park all of them. In international trade, everyone wins.
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