[AliceC]

After reading all the posts, I'm glad to hear the other side(s) of the story. As I understand it, the global market is a trade-off. Yes, jobs are lost within the US, and placed elsewhere in the world, but the loss also creates opportunity for the growth of developing sectors within the US. With death comes life, as Joseph Campbell would say. It's painful to lose a job you care about and financial security, both my parents have experienced that in my lifetime, but that's the way things work. The most powerful statement of Dean's speech, I think, was (paraphrase): "There will always be room for people who work together." Isn't that what FIRST is all about? We're building an innovative AND conscientious society able to survive the birthing and growth of new technologies to the world.

btw, does anyone know where I might find a transcript of the speech?