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Outsourcing is a major bone of contention for workers and American companies. Outsourcing to other countries, that is to say, within the USA outsourcing is a possible solution to some of our unemployment problems.
Whenever we hear the word 'outsource' we assume foreign but this in not necessarily so. There are some companies who outsource work to smaller companies in other states who bid on the jobs competitively with other stateside companies. This type of outsourcing in acceptable to the American people. It provides jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for us and helps our economy.
Outsourcing outside the USA is not a good thing. I agree we have no right to tell corporations they can't do it and make a larger profit but I do believe that we do have a say in how we spend out tax dollars on tax incentives for these companies if they are not providing jobs for our people and giving back to our economy. Let the corporations do what they wish. Outsource where they wish, but let the American public know who they are. Let then know what products they make and sell and let the public decide if they want to support them when those corporations don't want to support America. The freedom to decide must be for all concerned not just one party. If a corporation makes the decision to hire cheaper labor to answer phone lines to take orders for a catalog for instance and the public knew this. The public may decide to shop with another catalog that was taking orders from Kentucky instead of India or Canada. Not all of the outsourced jobs are highly skilled jobs. Many are simple call center or customer service jobs that could be done right here for the same wage in some part of the country.
Eventually the people will become wise to what is going on around them and will pressure the politicians to do more and they will have to because their will be allot more people without jobs in the future if something isn't done.

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