Do you understand the concept of national technical advantage. Example if we invented a drug that will make old people ten years younger and cure most cancers, you keep the technology to yourself so the whole world will come to your doorstep and be willing to pay a good price for it. From that good jobs will be created, government will get good tax revenues so they can create and maintain a strong military and the whole world will be beholden to our technical, economic and military prowess. If the secret is well kept, we can have generations of prosperity derived from this one discovery.
If we use your logic, we would teach the Chinese to manufacture it, we will share this knowledge with Chinese and Indian universities so we will have available low paying technically competent biotechs to manufacture it. Unfortunately as the Chinese and Indians learn of this process thru US tech transfers and sharing manufacturing techniques they will learn to manufacture it themselves. How convenient for the globalist and corporate America because they now cry that they cannot compete (a situation they created) unless they offshore the manufacturing and labor. All they wanted to do was manipulate the global, technological and financial system to benefit themselves. The people on Main Street are onto their game and they will not tolerate it anymore.
I know what the next argument will be, no one can keep a secret, well read about the Secret of Silk and how it kept China, Persia and India prosperous for centuries.
Maybe you have a problem with comprehension ...where did I say that we need to transfer technology, or that 'my logic' doesn't understand national technical advantage, or how you can foresee my 'next argument' on how no one can keep a secret? I understand that there are some issues (like offshoring) that make people both on the Right and Left shoot their cognitive wad, but at FR people tend to read and understand before making 'predictions' off cuff (and yes, I could probably dance circles around you when it comes to cogent comprehension of both 'national technical advantage' LOL as well as the secret of the Silk Worm).
To make it easier for you ...I AM NOT ADVOCATING OFF SHORING (something I put in that post, but apparently you were in a myopic state). I understand the issues at play, and that it affects people. People get hurt.
If you read my post (and think of what you are reading), I was showing WHY companies make that decision. I explained the rationale of accounting vs economic profit, and how it brings about that decision EVEN WHEN I DISCOUNT other issues like adverse Government regulation, unions, and even quarterly reports.
If you want to beat someone around the ears over off shoring, I suggest your local congress person. Your emotive post will get better traction that way.
Once more ...the chewed pre-digested version is as follows: I was not advocating off shoring (just for you ...once again ..I am NOT advocating offshoring. However, I know why it occurs). Off shoring happens. It happens due to many reasons, ranging from lower cost base to regulatory factors ....but all those reasons, from a financial perspective, boil down to the interplay between accounting and economic costs. most people arguing the issue, on both sides, do not look at the effects an economic loss can have on a firm.
Anyways, if you want to pick an argument over this, pick someone easier.