Not All See Benefits in Globalization

Regarding “Globalization Is Doing a World of Good for U.S.,” James Flanigan (April 24):

Not everyone is a scientist or engineer. There are a whole lot of folks out there who are “equipped” to run stamping machines or packaging units or even just sweep machine room floors.

They need to have honest work that gives them a paycheck they can take home to a family -- something that offers a modicum of dignity and pride.

Or were you figuring we would just leave them out of work until they get in trouble and then house them in penal institutions?

Larry W. Cohen

Professor Emeritus of Biology

Cal State San Marcos

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I teach in the Global MBA program at USC and do research on international capital markets and corporate governance.

It is refreshing that someone is telling the story about the benefits of globalization.

Mark L. DeFond

Joseph A. DeBell Professor of Business Administration

Marshall School of Business, USC, Los Angeles

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James Flanigan disingenuously claims that “whether the work is done in Bangalore or Niskayuna, if it makes a profit for a U.S. company it benefits Americans.”

Granted, paying an Indian software developer $7,000 for a year’s work is cheaper than paying an American developer $70,000 for the same thing, but does Flanigan seriously claim that the out-of-work American worker will somehow see his paltry retirement account increase its value by $65,000, making his outsourcing a wash?

Stacy Bermingham

San Diego

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The only thing wrong with your bullish view of our economic future is that our schools are not turning out sufficient numbers of educated people to make it happen and that, with the exported jobs, there is no reason for qualified people to come here to work.

Larry Severson

Fountain Valley