Should the Democrats do something to discourage the outsourcing of jobs to other countries?

Answer 1

I wish they would!!! They could lock up Congress and the White House for a long time if they were to do that. Outsourcing is a disgrace. Is it just me, or is everyone sick of talking to Rajeed and his family in India every time they have to call a company about something? 99% of the time, you can't understand a word they say!! And e-mails are just as bad - you get a form letter written in broken English that doesn't answer your question and makes no sense. Aren't there people in America who can handle these jobs more efficiently? I think so. Its time to do something about this!!!

Thanks for asking a great question - I could go on forever about this problem!

Answer 2

Interesting question isn't it.

If you want a fairly basic, but easily understandable and interesting account of the economics behind this question I would suggest "Naked Economics" by Charles Wheelan. He is a professor of economics at Chicago Uni and writes for the Economist. Sumarising, he would probably make three points.

Firstly, we should consider the US people as workers. They are losing less skilled labour intensive jobs to areas like the Far East where the rapidly industrialising countries are happy to have their workers employed for not much money and in sometimes dangerous conditions if the countries economy is to expand. The USA has regulations on this sort of thing so in that sense . . . I'd say keep them.

Second, as consumers, Americans can expect to gain from the jobs of this kind being outsourced as it means manufacturing costs come down and thus a company can make the same amount of profit but sell their products for less.

Finally, the first answer says "YES!!". This person has failed to take into account the fact that the Democrats are a liberal party that take an internationalist outlook on the world. Most of them would appreciate that Americans can maximise their productivity by using the nation's impressive education system and thus doing the "thinking" jobs of the world economy. Letting those who currently have less education in the world do the "doing" jobs in the world would be the logical economic way of maximising productivity both in the USA and the world over.

Thus I would suggest Democrats should concentrate on maintaining the high level of US education rather than impose more and more regulations on outsourcing.

Answer 3

Why don't we do something about it!! We can't ensure that every job doesn't get outsourced. However next time you have to call a company and are put into some third world country for an solution demand you speak to an American that you can understand. It works. You might not get an answer immediately however the company will call you back in a couple of days with an American on the other end. If this happens to often then they will have to hire Americans to do the job. Just one little step but every step is positive step.

Answer 4

It truthfully began some time past interior the 60's, with specifically bookkeeping centers being outsourced. It endured, creeping into further and extra technical centers till via the 70's very almost all electronics have been being made in Taiwan. issues unfold from there, and because there have been no tax consequences for doing it, the firms took finished benefit, without situation in any respect regarding the yank worker. It became effective in the process Reagan's conflict to overwhelm all unions. it somewhat is been answerable for larger and better revenue each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, none of which became lower back to the country the companies began in. It became additionally contributed to via the shortcoming of engineering and different technological expertise ranges from US colleges, whilst different worldwide places, extremely China, began to produce multiples of the stages interior the US.

Answer 5

No!

If this was an ideal world then yes, but it is not.

Globalization has made outsourcing necessary to compete with foreign companies. Look at all the problems that GM and Ford have. They are largely because they pay their workers so much that they can't compete with foreign companies. American cars cost, on average, $3,000 more for the same quality level as an imported one.

Also, outsourcing jobs, while hard at the start, is ultimately better for all people. We get cheaper goods, and we can also focus on more value-added jobs (ie: services) and outsource the lower value-added ones to countries with cheap labor. It's a hard transition, but it ultimately works out better for everyone.

Think about this example - if we ship off car manufacturing jobs then the welders are out of a job for a little while, but then they can find jobs doing tasks such as desiging a better welder or finding a better way to attach the metals. The welder was making $14/hour at his old job because it didn't take much knowledge, but he can now make $25/hour because his job is more specialized. Also, the car company only has to pay, say, $5/hour to a Chinese worker, and this money is passed along as savings to the consumer.

Answer 6

I have always laid this sin at the feet of the GOP. But truth to tell, it's hard to say what anyone, either party, could do about it. Can you forbid a group of investors in the US-- who see a chance to increase their take 200 fold-- from buying a company, firing all it's American employees, and moving to a place in the world where the non-unionized day labor is $50 a week? It's an outrage, and has pretty much destroyed the American middle class. But what to do about it legally, legislatively??? An old puzzle.

Answer 7

Perhaps one thing they could do is change the business tax structure so that exporting companies and companies with operations in foreign countries aren't taxed into uncompetitiveness, which forces them to move their HQs offshore.

But any other protectionist act would have a severe negative economic impact.

Answer 8

Like what? Ban NAFTA? Kill all the Republicans? Too late, many of our jobs are in some Third World country.

Answer 9

No
Its unjust to the world
In the US, unskilled labor is way over paid!
That's why so many illegal immigrants are coming here, to be paid more than they are worth
'sides, what could the Dems or Reps or Martians do about it?
People made this decision with their pocket books

Answer 10

other countries send more jobs to our country then we outsource to them... its a fact... Ask Sony or Honda or Mitsubishi and countless others how many offices/plants/factories/etc. they have in America.