WOW! What a GREAT system we have! The jobs went to India and we still have full employment! Now if we can just figure out how to do telecommuting here in the states...
Well, you have places like Jet Blue who use telecommuting concept for its reservation agents and use Americans. But those are rare exceptions. If distance no longer matters, why not go with the cheapest possible labor force, whether it's in manufacturing or knowledge-based work, like programming?