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“It’s terrible, we have so many companies shutting down,” Art Millevoi said.
Across the street from the now abandoned factory, the owner of Millevoi Auto Sales
and Service recalls how friends have lost work in recent years.
“We see so many people unemployed, so many older people, too, in their fifties who
have lost their jobs,” said Millevoi. “They are on their third or fourth job, where our
parents would have it for life and they would have pension and they would have
social security. We are not guaranteed any of this.”
As Millevoi stands in his auto body shop, U.S. President, Donald Trump can be heard
on a nearby television railing against trade deals and globalization.
“NAFTA [The North American Free Trade Agreement] was the worst trade deal in
history, and China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization has enabled the
greatest jobs theft in history,” Trump said.
The message resonates with Millevoi who says he likely
will be forced to shutter one of his many Philadelphia
area auto centers due to rising taxes and regulatory fees.
Consider, cities around the world are becoming increasingly more homogenous
(think McDonald’s, KFC, Coke, sushi, pizza, kebab, Tesco, Hollywood films, CNN,
MTV, E!TV, ESPN vodka, clubs, shopping malls, etc.) while simultaneously offering
inhabitants greater choice and opportunities than they had before globalisation.
What opportunities have appeared in your region due to globalisation?