You are.
That's right, YOU, the American consumer.
Because you just go out and buy gobs and gobs of shit and you don't give a damn if its made here or not. And because you do that, there is always going to be someone willing to make your shit overseas and ship it to you. In fact, YOU are actually the biggest problem here. More than free trade. More than globalization. More than technology.
I'll give you an example of what I mean. You all got tons of iPhones, don't you? Well, I don't. Try as I might to find a single smartphone made in America, I searched out and found the Google & Motorola Moto X, which was at least assembled in Texas. 2500 jobs. Lots of Americans of all races working to at least put together a final product mostly still made overseas. But still, something! My Moto X is a fantastic smartphone. Does everything and is durable. Its even customized, mine is made of a very nice leather. You can get them made of fine grain wood too. Does absolutely everything.
I say 'was' being assembled because that factory is now closed. All those 2500 people are out of work. It wasn't me who did it. It was YOU with your iPhone and your Galaxy.
Ask yourself when was the last time you made a serious effort to only buy things made in America?
A few years ago I bought a Trek bicycle. I love it, its a great bike. But it was made in China, not an America. This bothered me for years. Every time I looked at it, 'China' not 'Wisconsin' came mind. Bothered me to the point that I just recently bought a Firefly, made top to bottom in Boston. I highly recommend.
If you work at it, you will find this country still have some life in her. You can stuff your mouth and fill up your house with trinkets all made right here. Surprisingly, I've even found it possible to clothe myself in American made gear pretty consistently. Even down to the socks and underwear. You, the American Consumer, can save American jobs by making simple changes to your behavior with your money.
And if we all do that, we will have just solved the problem of shipping jobs overseas.
But if you just keep on buying tons of crap made overseas, stuffing your face with stuff grown overseas, and killing your eyeballs with black mirrors that have super cool logo and nifty advertising, then don't get mad when your job follows your money.
