Oh, and I forgot about the legal climate. Every employee is a potential lawsuit.
As well as an unfunded persion liability. Look at GM and Chrysler with liabilities in the billions and the US Govt with pension liabilities in the tens of TRILLIONS. No wonder firms look elsewhere for labor savings.
Sunday Reflection: Does America have a lawyer problem, or a law problem?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2669639/posts
EEOC now claims obesity is a disability under ADAAA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2647980/posts
Environmentalists Are Killing Jobs And The Economy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2670413/posts
A License to Shampoo: Jobs Needing State Approval Rise
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2669925/posts
...and we wonder why we can’t compete.