AN ANALOGY

In what way are the CANE TOAD and “free trade” the same? Well, here’s a hint – Read this to get a clue: http://www.fdrproject.org/pages/toads.htm.

Ok, need another clue? Now read this: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117500805386350446-cRRynUb3zQgR2Yxn8wFOt96EOlE_20070404.html?mod=blogs

Well, as long as it was someone else’s job, who cared? But now when it isn’t just your uneducated neighbor who gets whacked – it’s you; this is a disaster. Right?

After all, the cane toad was just supposed to eat beetles, not kill off “…millions of native animals...” Hmm, so free trade was just supposed to eliminate a bunch of overpriced production workers, not us well educated elite.

What economists like Alan Blinder forgot was that the economy is reciprocal: If enough of my neighbors lose their jobs, it’s going to affect me.

Let’s face it folks, all Legacy Systems in the U.S. are up for grabs – including education and the sickness industry.

Does this spell disaster as some are predicting? Nope. It spells O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y for forward thinking individuals who are willing to renounce greed and make a strong and consistent commitment to innovation, excellence and genuine concern for one’s neighbor.