I always wonder why people are so naive. Do they really think the local engineer hired in a developing country would be payed the same salary as an engineer in

I always wonder why people are so naive. Do they really think the local engineer hired in a developing country would be payed the same salary as an engineer in New York? And what about outsourcing to the dirt cheap workers in India or Kenia? Or the illegal immigrants doing cleaning, construction or dishwashing in your neighborhood? Even if the multinationals use different entities to hide the fact, it’s only a legal construct to hide the exploitation. Of course there are many subtleties and perhaps minor costs but THAT IS basically the reason why companies outsource/hire in low income countries. That’s the reason for the cheap shirts you can buy and the profit the capitalists enjoy. Exploitation is the most fundamental mechanism for the buildup of the immense wealth people possess today. Innovation is on the other hand a very rare and relatively recent factor.