Hasnt EVERY president since the 70'S shipped american jobs over seas OR south of the 'border'?? Our government continues to GIVE BILLIONS to countrys that hate us, why do we alow that??

The problem is that we're competing against dollar-a-day wages. And your argument utterly fails to explain why non-union jobs go overseas.

And if pro-offshoring people will not be shamed... then perhaps they should be physically intimidated and FORCED out of the country.

Perhaps we need a rebellion. There are far more of us than there are of you. And we're pissed off. You should be concerned about that.

I think the story of the bridges is a good one and worth repeating because you are not talking about Tshirts or shoes. You are talking about a bridges, in an American City, under the supervision of our own government, and they still go to China. If you read the story, China could not only do it for cheaper (400 million savings, $12 per hour vs $30 per hour labor cost), they could be it faster and with better quality.
US labor is only being used for paving and so forth because anything using federal funds must use union labor.
The whole story reflects a pretty sad state of the US labor market capabilities.

I went to a shop recently that sold all American made products. And everything was at least five times more expensive then what you might find at say, Walmart. I think the majority of people do want to buy American, but just can't afford to most of the time.

olympics.yardbarker.com/blog/o...206375


Team USA's Opening and Closing Ceremony uniforms were made in China
1 hour ago by SteveDel

On Tuesday, the US Olympic Committee officially unveiled the threads Team USA will be wearing during the Opening and Closing Ceremony Parade at the London Olympics this summer. As usual, the uniforms have drawn mixed reviews. Similar to the way people felt at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, some are saying they wreak of military propaganda while others appreciate the nostalgic feel of the navy blazers, white pants and berets. Those are simply opinions, but the fact of the matter is the uniforms are made in China.
While they were designed in America by the famous Ralph Lauren himself, the US athletes will be covered in head to toe with garments and accessories that are labeled “Made in China.” Like many others, US fashion designer Nanette Lepore said she is shocked that the uniform manufacturing was outsourced.
“Why shouldn’t we have pride not only in the American athletes, but in the American manufacturers and laborers who are the backbone of our country?” Lepore asked according to ABC News. “Why? What’s wrong? Why was that not a consideration?”
In fact, Lepore says US manufacturers could have made the uniforms much cheaper. The men’s uniforms cost close to $2,000 each while the women’s are nearly $1,500, with the men’s blazers and shirts making up nearly $1,000 of that price and the women’s blazers and skirts doing the same. When ABC News reached out to the US Olympic committee for comment, they gave a very generic answer.
“The U.S. Olympic team is privately funded and we’re grateful for the support of our sponsors. We’re proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company.”
The US is not the first country to be upset with their Olympic uniforms (see Great Britain’s uniforms here). Americans are simply displeased for a different reason.

Obama's criticism of Romney for outsourcing done by the companies owned by Bain Capital always struck me as not comparing apples to apples and reaching for straws.