Unfortunately, until we change the corporate culture, which most of us belong to through our retirement accounts, from short term bottom line to one of National best interest the options are only going to get worse for us. I think the dumbest thing we do is tax corporations including property taxes on their facilities. Free industry from the requirement to negotiate our tax structures and let them work. We can get the taxes needed from sales taxes and income taxes after the manufacturers have paid wages and dividends.
My son just returned from a trip to Mexico where he was hiring additional planning staff (mostly clerical types) because his corporation ordered a significant budget cut. By laying off the same type workers here and hiring them in Mexico, the budget was met and the job gets done. That is short term bottom line thinking which just cost the USA jobs for the lower middle class. His company is a very large well know manufacturer of high tech equipment and has a world wide network of plants. It all used to get done here with very well paying jobs. Wouldn't surprise him to be sent out to recruit and train his own lower priced replacement one of these days.
