| Did you ever consider the 'in sourcing' that's going on in this country at the same time as the outsourcing. Millions of Mexican/Central Americans are flooding the lower paying jobs in the southwest. They have to spend their income somewhere here in the US. Many more non citizens are coming in to fill technical jobs after receiving education in US schools. On balance the numbers insourcing probably far exceed those leaving..though I've not seen any figures on that?
Another factor is the savings that result from outsourcing. Those savings result in cheaper prices for products in the USA. Not to oversimplify the thing but, for example,.If Dell outsources its telephone trouble shooters to India its costs are reduced. This can result in price reductions, more romm for expansion, or freeing up more capital for R&D, or whatever.
I feel outsourcing is nothing more than a good opportunity for demagogue politicians (Kerry) to complain about. Remember all the smoke and mirrors about job losses that we were exposed to during the campaign..What has happened? We are recovering nicely and unemployment is way down.
Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us. |