re: #150 prononymous

I agree. It is logical to maximize your investment. So if the government is letting you keep more of your own money, and you need employees, where do you think most major corporations will source those employees if Americans aren’t absolutely necessary for some reason?

Sure, there are quite a few specific situations where using outsourced/overseas help isn’t the right choice. Many jobs in service sectors, for example. But much of our production could easily be shipped overseas. Technical jobs aren’t safe. Etc.

Very true, it is easy to ship jobs overseas for some things. But think of it this way—if a corporation does expand by hiring more employees overseas, if that corporation is still taxed in the US, both in terms of taxes paid and wealth generated, they increase for the US. If however that company is somehow prevented from hiring those workers, a firm in that company instead will gain the cost advantage and the US firm will not be able to sell their product at a competitive price—thereby reducing income and taxes paid.