Is Bringing Back Blue-Collar and Manufacturing Jobs to the United States Even Possible?
I wrote this originally on Facebook as response to TRUMP’s idea of bringing back manufacturing jobs to the United States. Let’s not kid ourselves, because it’s not going to happen. Here’s why:
Bringing jobs back to America is asking for too much from companies… because it’s a conflict of interest — let’s be honest. Their goal is provide the highest level of output/product at the lowest price with the highest margins. They want to have the smallest, cheapest work force at all times, which is why they outsource or hire cheap labor locally in the first place (and maybe have a few key management/exec positions here). That’s just normal business culture here in the great USA and if you don’t change the culture/motivation first, none of this other stuff matters.
To all the small businesses that put their workers and salaries first, that’s amazing — but the exception to the rule. Those companies are owned by people who don’t always have financial objectives. Having a company like this also brings with it a hire risk of failure/closing because instead of saving funds for a rainy day/down market you chose to share your earnings with your employees. You can easily see why it’s so hard run a company like this… I’m not saying don’t do it. It’s an amazing goal.
This is exactly where capitalism and democracy meet head to head. The clash is real, and makes me wonder if capitalism can work over the long run. It clearly favors the individual willing to take deep risks, and that’s not everyone.
