Our labor force has outpriced its utility. Unions have done many good and necessary things for labor in this country, but when someone is making $25 an hour to put in a screw and can't ever be fired, is it any shock that manufacturers are looking elsewhere for cheaper labor?
On top of that, we (Americans) want cheap stuff. We don't want to pay the inflated price for American-made products when we can get something cheaper, and very often of better quality, that's manufactured overseas. So while we bitch and moan about losing jobs overseas, as consumers we're not doing anything significant about it.
(She says, typing on her Dell manufactured in Malaysia, watching her Toshiba tv, and preparing to leave and drive her VW to rehearsal)
On top of that, we (Americans) want cheap stuff. We don't want to pay the inflated price for American-made products when we can get something cheaper, and very often of better quality, that's manufactured overseas. So while we bitch and moan about losing jobs overseas, as consumers we're not doing anything significant about it.
(She says, typing on her Dell manufactured in Malaysia, watching her Toshiba tv, and preparing to leave and drive her VW to rehearsal)
