| "Isn't that the huge problem? More and more companies are finding their distributors overseas and soon or later, Americans will be jobless."
This is a very interesting topic. Even though I am some what affected by this situation since many computer firms are hiring overseas for cheaper paid programmers and system adminstrators, I can't blame the corporations nor the Capitalism, which is the driving force for this country.
What makes it ironic is some people's passion for capitalism and hatred toward a controlled economy collide at this moment. I've heard about people bashing other countries for having governments having great influence at the economy and how "un-capitalism" it is to have government control the corporations.
We Americans have always been proud of the government's relatively "hands off" approach toward the nation's economy sector. "This is what makes America the most competitve nation in the world!" Many have said. We have always been proud about how we as a nation does business without Uncle Sam looking over. "I dun wann'a hav' anythin' to do with Socialism non-sense." A man with a cowboy hat and a Southern accent pronounced when asked about the Socialist policies in Norway and Canada, namely the nationwide government subsidized and funded healthcare system and government regulated industry and economic sector.
Capitalism is all out to make the most proft with the lowest cost. Many Americans embraces this concept yet expect the naturally greedy corporate entities to "care" about the community it operates in, to "use more local goods, labor, and contractors." To the corporation, labor's national origin, IQ level, political stance, or location or residence doesn't mean a thing as long as the labor force does what its required for them to do, at the lowest cost possible.
Do we want Walmart to buy more U.S. made goods and sell them? Big Brother has to enforce Walmart to do just that. Walmart with its business sense will stick with the lower price imports as long as there is profit to be made. Employees will be drawn from the cheapest pool and trained from there.
It could be Monopoly, unfair business practice or others, but I really didn't expect Walmart to be the #1 ranking corporation of the fortune 500 businesses without being aggressive on cutting cost and overheads. Did you believe Walmart is there to make your life better? Did the smile face on Walmart's shopping bags have their desired effect on the consumers? |