About the only businessmen we heard about in 1776 were Paul Revere and Ben Franklin. All the other founding fathers were either farmers or maybe lawyers. The latter has not changed today. To add insult to injury, most of the time these shipped-out products do not cost less due to cheaper labor, but many times cost as much and maybe more. Just in recent weeks and months, we keep hearing on almost a daily basis of thousands and thousands of workers losing their jobs, not always due to their jobs being shipped out.
Business needs a profit.
That is why they are in business. However, businesses should also take a good look at how and where they cut costs. Businesses must take a more realistic and humane look at that bottom line. Format this story for printing. Send an electronic postcard to somebody you know.