[StatesEnemy]

If the US is a becoming a nation of whining losers, it deserves what it gets.

LOL... meanwhile the gap between the our Corporate masters and the rest of us, continues to grow.

The fact is, outsourcing has nothing to do with the "Free Market" - it is simply an end around that uses the lower living standards of producers in one country (producing goods they could not afford) and pedaling them to a country that has a temporarily higher standard of living.

[FITZ]

It's interesting how the corporations feel they owe Americans nothing --- but yet feel very entitled to the consumer base still left here.

[KC_for_Freedom]

meanwhile the gap between the our Corporate masters and the rest of us, continues to grow.

I don't understand why a "gap" is a concern to you. Are you saying that great wealth should not be acquired? Do you believe above a limit the wealthy should be taxed 100%?

What bothers me about "gap" analysis is that presumably the participants are all satisfied with the contract, else they would be looking for a better job for themselves. Who do you expect to make everything more equal?

[the OlLine Rebel]

You need to read from real economists w/a clue:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell.html

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams.html

Make sure you sift thru the archives for the relevant articles.

[dhs12345]

A recommendation: count and save your pennies now. Once the global economy equalizes, incomes in America will drop considerably.

My plans

1. Become debt free (including my home mortgage). For the time when I may not have a job.

2. Don't trade in the car for a new one. Have it repaired/rebuilt so that it lasts at least 12 years.

3. Cut down on Christmas, holiday, birthday spending.

4. Don't upgrade computers every three years. Make them last at least five years.

Etc.

If we all did this, I bet you these companies that outsource (along with others) will be whining that consumers are not buying their products.

Besides, we Americans are not very good with our finances -- huge debt, living outside our means, etc.

What goes around comes around.