There is one important thing to remember here..... it still costs money to ship the products to the USA. No matter how little or how much they pay their workers, they still have to overcome shipping. Ok, so what?
So, why else does it cost so much? Maybe real-estate taxes, payroll taxes (remember your employer has to match what you pay 7.5% FICA from you and 7.5% from the Employer). Environmental impact studies... Not to mention taxes at almost every step of production. You need to order parts? The company is going to pay taxes on those parts. They pay for the trucks, boats, trains, and planes to ship those parts/products.... and lets not forget about the fuel taxes and all of the fees involved.
Now you say, "but companies don't pay taxes, consumers do." Well yes this true, but how much do you expect to pay for the items you buy?
And then you have labor costs.... minimum and "living wages" for menial tasks and jobs (ever see "adults" making minimum wage that had work ethic worth more than $1.00 an hour?; definitely not the majority). And then we have the unions $20+ an hour, full medical/dental, 3 weeks paid vacation, "personal" days, sick leave, seniority, quotas, oh yeah.... and lets not forget when you no longer work there and retire you get to bring some of these benefits with you. And good luck trying to fire some of these guys after their probationary period.
Do I like the fact CEOs get paid so much? No, I don't. But these guys oversee multi-(b)million dollar companies and are responsible for making the company a profit. There is a reason line workers are line workers and upper-management is upper management. Not only that, but the stock holders are basically buying a piece of the company. That money is invested into the company. This is not a charity. I don't "give" money to the company out of the goodness of my heart. I do it because I expect a return on my investment.
It is a terrible thing when an American loses their job. It disgusts me to see jobs exported over-seas. But the people, the workers, get the government they voted for. They get the taxes drafted by the people they elected. And businesses have to make decisions in order to stay profitable.
I wonder what was a more cost-effective decision.... Moving the factory to Mexico, or moving it to a right to work state; and having to do environmental impact studies, and apply for building permits etc etc etc.
Perhaps even laws against outsourcing American jobs.
More laws is exactly what we need. All these BS laws and taxes and fees are the major reasons we are in this mess.
By the way.... which way did Indiana go in '08? And who did the CWA (AFL-CIO) support in the election?
Hope and Change doesn't fill your belly.... even if you have seconds; and last I checked it still doesn't pay the light bill.
The average American’s utility bill is higher than wages in Mexico. Tariffs and higher taxes on companies exporting jobs will run them out of this country and we can get back to making our own stuff again. The stuff you are b*tching about is why our quality of life has been better than most.
parsy, who thinks you are a communist agitator (well not really, but I wanted to start calling names first for a change)