A foreseeable tragedy?

As United States labor wages have increased over the last quarter century, domestic manufacturers have kept their production expenses competitive with globally available products and services by...

 
• Reducing labor;
• Mechanizing to reduce labor needs;
• Exporting production jobs overseas to lower labor costs; and
• Employing foreign workers (legally & Illegally) at below market rates;

In addition, with the evolution of a more service-based US economy, service providers have concurrently realized an increased demand for lower cost to remain competitive, ushering in a new wave of outsourcing to professionals from or employed by overseas contractors and “lowest cost” domestic services providers that sometimes include foreign labor.

Impacts of these labor-cost-reduction initiatives are best illustrated by job losses during the US recession (2009-2014) when high-paying jobs evaporated and were either never refilled or later staffed with outsourced labor. Job market competition at all lower levels consequently increased as head-of-households, seasoned executives, foreigners and new job seekers entered the market seeking the same jobs.

A4W, therefore, favors State & Federal public policy to support minorities, veterans, handicapped and younger American citizens who’ve been most severely impacted by these developments and who, without relief, are forced onto a path to poverty. Specifically…

• Tax incentives that encourage & reward domestic manufacturing;
• Strategic public support of innovative product & service development;
• Standards-based or Market-sensitive vs. “minimum pay” requirements; and
• Smart public support of high-demand, American exports to global markets.

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