In his September 25, 2010 address, President Obama urged the GOP to promote the generation of jobs in the United States, instead of increased outsourcing. He discusses an end to tax breaks for companies that shift jobs overseas and the almost unanimous outcry by Republicans who opposed the change. Despite an obvious need for more jobs in the U.S., I believe that President Obama’s message can only go so far; as it becomes cheaper and cheaper for companies to outsource jobs and as globalization continues to increase, it will become more and more difficult to stop this evolution. Though I agree with the premises of Obama’s argument, in the big picture, there is only so much the U.S. can do. This video was particularly interesting to me because it shows that a topic discussed in class, outsourcing, plays a deeper role in our lives than I ever imagined. Much of Obama’s plan to get everyone in America a job who is willing to work, is contingent upon the stoppage of outsourcing.
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