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Is outsourcing jobs overseas patriotic?

Is outsourcing jobs overseas patriotic?


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Now you're hitting onto something. Of course technology will make them be more productive. Do you think that a low minimum wage is the reason why they haven't had much investment in technology?

Low wages have probably contributed to the lack of technology, yes. this lack of technology keeps their productivity low, and thus they do not become wealthy.

Because wages tend toward marginal productivity! You can't make a third world nation prosperous by demanding a wage comparable to a developed first world nation. All you'll do is increased unemployment and make the population worse off than it was before.

If a third world country had the technology and internal demand that developed countries have, they wouldn't be third world would they? We have already agreed that low wages is holding back the investment in technology, and low investment in technology is the cause of their proverty, thus paying higher wages is the solution.

Name one country which started paying higher wages to it's productive workers that didn't increase in wealth.
 
All products that are made in China are marked "made in China."

They have to be, it's the law.

There you go...so now go through your house and throw away everything you own that was made overseas, and sin no more. Then you can cast stones at the rest of us.

If you're willing to live with less material wealth in order to do right by Anerica, I applaud you. You'd be one of a kind.

The bulk of the value of many products which are marked "made in china" is often created right here in the USA.
 
The bulk of the value of many products which are marked "made in china" is often created right here in the USA.

And try shopping for nearly anything made in America. It's not as though one has a choice much.
 
And try shopping for nearly anything made in America. It's not as though one has a choice much.

Even if it is labeled "made in XXX", most of the value of that product was actually created in the US.

If we purchase a $200 shopping cart of "made in china" products at walmart, you can bet that $175 of the value of those products was actually made in America.

When I purchase tshirts for $2 each that have "made in honduras" tags, customize them, and sell them for anywhere from $4 each to $30 each - most of the value of those shirts was created here, not in honduras.

We actually import a much smaller percentage of the products sold in our retail stores than most countries do. Some countries import upwards of 95% of the retail products they sell. And most every country has exports, including the US. Those export are simply traded for our imports.
 
Even if it is labeled "made in XXX", most of the value of that product was actually created in the US.

If we purchase a $200 shopping cart of "made in china" products at walmart, you can bet that $175 of the value of those products was actually made in America.

When I purchase tshirts for $2 each that have "made in honduras" tags, customize them, and sell them for anywhere from $4 each to $30 each - most of the value of those shirts was created here, not in honduras.

We actually import a much smaller percentage of the products sold in our retail stores than most countries do. Some countries import upwards of 95% of the retail products they sell. And most every country has exports, including the US. Those export are simply traded for our imports.

Don't know that I'd disagree with anything there. Does that mean that you support outsourcing jobs?
 
Don't know that I'd disagree with anything there. Does that mean that you support outsourcing jobs?

I think that on an individual bases, businesses should to whatever it takes within the law and morality to maximize profits. Morality is the issue here I suppose. I dunno that exporting jobs is immoral.

However, I think that we should have national policies that would tend to result in job creation at home.
 
Please do not discount such a trusted source, as there is no CIA / Alien / or Conspiracy Theory mumbo-jumbo on their page.

Trusted source???? :2rofll::2rofll::2rofll:

Yeah, trusted by the wealthy for spewing propaganda devised to make the rich richer.

Please!!!

Trusted source! That was a good one! :2rofll::2rofll:
 
Trusted source???? :2rofll::2rofll::2rofll:

Yeah, trusted by the wealthy for spewing propaganda devised to make the rich richer.

Please!!!

Trusted source! That was a good one! :2rofll::2rofll:

Sorry, I should have quantified that the WSJ is only a good source for intelligent people.
 
Sorry, I should have quantified that the WSJ is only a good source for intelligent people.

Yeah. The idea that middle class do all the work and the rich get all the money is brilliant, if you are rich that is. If you are not, and you fall for that crap, then that is pitiful.
 
Low wages have probably contributed to the lack of technology, yes. this lack of technology keeps their productivity low, and thus they do not become wealthy.



If a third world country had the technology and internal demand that developed countries have, they wouldn't be third world would they? We have already agreed that low wages is holding back the investment in technology, and low investment in technology is the cause of their proverty, thus paying higher wages is the solution.

Name one country which started paying higher wages to it's productive workers that didn't increase in wealth.

Argentina has a minimum wage equal to about $21,000. Their unemployment rate is 7.5% and their GDP per capita is $14,715 compared to the US value of $51,459. By the way, Argentina's minimum wage is higher than the United States'.
 
I think that on an individual bases, businesses should to whatever it takes within the law and morality to maximize profits. Morality is the issue here I suppose. I dunno that exporting jobs is immoral.

However, I think that we should have national policies that would tend to result in job creation at home.

I don't know that I would put it in the category of immoral, and don't think the op questioned its morality as such, but its patriotism. Which it does strike me as un patriotic. And I agree with your second statement.
 
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