So Where Are All The 'Murrican Workers?

[Jackalope]

I really don't think you can equate GM or Ford moving a plant to Mexico with some Mexican* coming here to empty bed pans in an assisted living facility or pick tomatoes.

...or moving skilled, high paying jobs wholesale to the third world for third world wages. Who's going to keep our economy afloat with the jobs shipped overseas? Let's let all of cities fall into ruin like Detroit.

[abaris]

Who's going to keep our economy afloat with the jobs shipped overseas?  Let's let all of cities fall into ruin like Detroit.

It's called short sighted economy for short term gain. If the West runs out of consumers, and that's not as outworldly as it may seem, given that more and more people fall below the poverty lines, they haven't got buyers for their products.

In the case of CEOs it's to rake in the next bonus by pleasing the stock holders. But it's bound to fail. If everyone's earning a pittance, sooner or later there's noone left to buy the goods. Might be another one or two decades, but I see a mega bubble on the horizon, if the whole system doesn't change. Which it probably won't, as long as there's still money to be made. Every incentive is rigged towards short term gain. At least for the ones running the show at present.

[Minimalist]

I really don't think you can equate GM or Ford moving a plant to Mexico with some Mexican* coming here to empty bed pans in an assisted living facility or pick tomatoes.

...or moving skilled, high paying jobs wholesale to the third world for third world wages.  Who's going to keep our economy afloat with the jobs shipped overseas?  Let's let all of cities fall into ruin like Detroit.

Again, it isn't only the wages.  It's that they can pollute the air and water with impunity.  If a factory burns down, so what.  They lie and claim that they had no control and then go out and get another subcontractor to put people's lives at risk.

These miserable corporate scumbags would sell their own mother's organs if it meant making a buck.

[abaris]

Again, it isn't only the wages.  It's that they can pollute the air and water with impunity.  If a factory burns down, so what.  They lie and claim that they had no control and then go out and get another subcontractor to put people's lives at risk.

It's also about the absence of workplace regulations. Exploiting at your leisure is a very strong asset.

[Minimalist]

It's why the CIA 'outsourced' their torture operation.  You just can't get good help over here.

[abaris]

It's why the CIA 'outsourced' their torture operation.  You just can't get good help over here.

In the case of European black sites it was rather about lubing up for some Bush ass. Far as I know, the specialists still came from the States.

[downbeatplumb]

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In the case of CEOs it's to rake in the next bonus by pleasing the stock holders. But it's bound to fail. If everyone's earning a pittance, sooner or later there's noone left to buy the goods. Might be another one or two decades, but I see a mega bubble on the horizon, if the whole system doesn't change. Which it probably won't, as long as there's still money to be made. Every incentive is rigged towards short term gain. At least for the ones running the show at present.

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I was once at a presentation by the then CEO of IBM UK who said the ultimate goal was for someone to have an idea for a product, tell the computer that idea, the computer designs the product robots make the product,  mine the materials and transport them. I just looked at him thinking who will BUY the product when no one has a job? It may even be that the computer has the idea for the product, taking people out of the whole chain.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Reminds me of fucking Texas.

Okay, who 'Shopped the Stars and Bars onto my trailer?