[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

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Well, I went through this, and I'm not sure where your disagreement with me is.

Was your point that it's not necessarily cheaper to manufacture overseas, but the real reason is to create more consumers? From my point of view of one who needs a job, that is a moot point. I'm thinking of where I and my kids are going to find work, not where companies can find customers for their foreign made goods.