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> For white collar jobs, maybe (despite evidence of nearshoring/reshoring). Physical jobs? Physical jobs get outsourced. Look at what an Amazon driver makes co
by bluedino 3y ago
> For white collar jobs, maybe (despite evidence of nearshoring/reshoring). Physical jobs?
Physical jobs get outsourced. Look at what an Amazon driver makes compared to a UPS driver. Look at all the jobs the big three auto manufacturers have shipped to Mexico over the last 40 years.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoYour first example is Amazon using a corporate structure maneuver to evade employee classification. That is not outsourcing, that is attempting to evade the law. Your second example, while accurate [1] (and a contributor to the hollowing out of the middle class), is trending back to the US due to Inflation Reduction Act subsidies [2] (battery factories highlighted as they are the major component of EVs). [1] https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109127/witnesses/HHRG-116-WM04-Wstate-NassarJ-20190326.pdf https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109127/witnesses/... [2] https://electrek.co/2023/05/31/north-america-battery-factories/ https://electrek.co/2023/05/31/north-america-battery-factori...