[TwelveOfTwenty]

Outsourcing and the disappearance of U.S. factory jobs were the result of what often seemed like irresistible market forces—but they were also the result of individual decisions, factory by factory, spreadsheet by spreadsheet, company by company.

And consumer by consumer, who made it profitable to outsource by buying the cheaper foreign made stuff. Now, many of THEM are unemployed and can't even afford that.

[MNDude]

Ever see this?
http://youtu.be/pKv6RcXa2UI

[grey_whiskers]

I somewhat disagree with that: I remember a time before the offshoring craze, and early on, when people complained that *suddenly* they couldn't find stuff made in the USA, or *suddenly* the quality seemed worse somehow, and *then* they put two and two together and discovered it was offshored.

Here are some vanities I wrote on offshoring. Note the publication dates.

(Vanity) Another Look at Outsourcing

(Vanity) Whither the Economy?

(Vanity) A Falling Tide Grounds All Boats

(Vanity) Peak Labor

(Vanity) The Other Face of India, or, The Social Climber

(Vanity) The GE Way, or How to Welch on Your Promises