- Vgnut117
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Posted by: xImNotProx
When I talk about outsourcing it's about outsourcing to low-wage countries with low standards of living. Companies that export to countries that are similar in terms of standards of living shouldn't be punished. We also shouldn't punish companies that import from countries with similar standards of living. We are actually able to be competitive with those countries.
The problem would only be with companies that export stuff to low wage countries. It wouldn't really be a big problem because if Americans allegedly can't afford US made goods, then people living in low-wage countries wouldn't be able to afford them either.
Job training and retraining programs have been cut in recent years, so they aren't becoming as viable as they used to.
China is America's #2 trading partner. Trade is never a one sided deal. Many have a hard time believing a country like China actually buys from Americans. Doing what you're talking about destroys established advantages of trade. There are things the Chinese are better at that Americans aren't and vice versa that benefits the people of both nations.
You're saying having workers disposed by globalization is bad, and you're right to, but openly endorse disposing workers in favour of a more isolated economic policy. I've said you're right to raise concerns over many of these problems but you're wrong, very wrong, to endorse such a dangerous stance. Competition is good. Trade is good.
Get it though your head that the world is not reverting to what it was fifty years ago. Rapidly evolving technology is killing off far more jobs than outsourcing. Outsourcing isn't even in the double digits for causes of job loss.