[looscnnn]

Points out the common sense of what is going on with jobs being sent overseas.

[rj45mis]

Union wages contribute significantly to the corporate decision to move operations out of country. When you're paying a high school dropout $30/hr to produce consumer goods while allowing comparable goods imported at 1/3 the cost, what CEO will choose the former? It's a no brainer!

[GigaDittos]

If all the jobs are going overseas, how come the Mexicans aren't following them? Are they even too mundane for the Mexicans?
Is there some point in this scenario where enough jobs go overseas and most Americans will be sitting around twiddling their thumbs with nothing to do? I wonder if that is even possible. Has any culture ever been able to exist on a permanent vacation?

[The_Eaglet]

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