Outsourcing America: How to Counteract Economic Damage of Offshore Labor

by spatel.vb in Issues, August 4, 2010

My analysis of the current situation involving outsourcing and offshore labor and how it negatively affects the United States.

A limit should be put on American based companies to how much offshore labor they can utilize. Granted, it is unrealistic to think that outsourcing can be eliminated completely without stirring up the economy, which is what is trying to be stopped. Companies should however, not be allowed to uproot jobs from the United States without creating more jobs in place of them, or at least a proper severance package based on the socioeconomic status of each individual worker. If these restrictions are put in place, many American companies would refrain from outsourcing their labor to other countries, thereby keeping the wealth generated by these companies within the United States. The companies themselves will benefit from this as well, because if the American public knows they manufacture within the United States, they will be more compelled to buy their products. Also along with these restrictions, the IRS should give some sort of tax cut to those companies not outsourcing jobs to other nations.

How countries run their business is no matter for the public until it starts affecting the public as a whole. When that happens, something must be done to counteract the damage to the economy. Putting restrictions on offshore labor does just that. These restrictions will benefit American workers and the American public greatly. Much more money will be flowing in the economy of the United States, which would be beneficial for everyone.

Works Cited

Asselin, Barb “Do You Compromise Quality with Outsourcing?.” Do You Compromise Quality with Outsourcing?. 29 Dec. 2006 EzineArticles.com. 25 Mar. 2010 <http://ezinearticles.com/?Do- You- Compromise- Quality- with- Outsourcing?&id=399342>.