When it comes to outsourcing and offshoring, I tend to lean towards the other direction. Yes, outsourcing has some negative impacts on the employees of the company that is being outsourced or offshored. Yes, many people lose their jobs and have to find other work.

BUT....

I think that we need to look at the situation from a more broad point of view. Look at it by focusing on the effects on the world economy. International trade and agreements are good! They encourage economic growth, not just in only one country, but in many. The world economy grows. If outsourcing and offshoring help the world economy grow, then why is the management of these companies known as crooks, or money-hungry, greedy thieves?

I'm sure that there are some people in the higher echelons of these companies that might not care much about their workers lower down on the chain, but let's not generalize. There are plenty of good people out there, who run very successful business, while still caring for their employees. For these good people, the concern isn't about squeezing every single penny they can out of a business without any feeling for the employee. These good people probably aren't modern-day Machiavellis, where they get what they want, no matter what the choice.

It boils down to this. These companies are presented with such dire situations, that the only option left is to outsource. Unions may be applying too much pressure to the management. Even when the companies can't afford to continually pay their employees their current wages, unions may not be willing to accept that. For the management, their last resort is to outsource.

So, what's the point to all this? Outsourcing is beneficial to the international economy, even if some people are inconvenienced with having to find other ways to make ends meet.