Fiscal Interest V.S. Human Needs Cartoon

This cartoon is a representation of how money  takes greater precedence  over the need of a nations people and other national interests. The cartoon shows America and china having a tug of war over a dollar bill. The dollar bill represents the money that is made by trade in-between the nations. And the tug-of- war represents the economic rivalry between the nations and the struggle between the nations to get as much profit from their trade as possible. The people at the feet of the nation’s symbolize the people who are effected by trade between the nations. The people are on the Chinese side are upset because the need for inexpensive labor to make foreign goods compromises their rights as workers. The people on the American side are upset because their jobs have been outsourced to China because the cost of labor is much less then in America. The tension between the nations causes many negative economic, cultural, and social effects such as Americanization in China. In conclusion, this cartoon shows the economic and social struggles between China and America because of globalization.