Having a proper education has always been deemed by the general population as one of the most important skills a person can acquire to have a successful career. Those who succeed in doing so move forward, while those that do not drop out and are overlooked by society. In 2006, economist Alan S. Blinder wrote the article “Will Your Job be Exported” informing society that education is no longer our biggest concern, but rather our jobs that are being offshored.
Blinder states in his article that offshoring is becoming more eminent, and that many service jobs that were assumed to be safe are now in danger of foreign competition. The author believes that offshoring will expand past low-end service jobs towards high-end service jobs. He also acknowledges that not all jobs are able to be offshored, specifically personal service jobs. An example of this is would be a dentist. Blinder’s article gives examples of jobs that can be offshored and compares them to the level of education needed to …show more content…
Blinder makes valid points on the rise of offshoring and how our economy may suffer from it. What he fails to mention is the fact that with America having such a dense population, the public can have a major effect on whether offshoring occurs, and if so to what degree it occurs. Self-protectionism is a key issue in American politics, such as the “Buy American Act”, and it is not to be taken lightly. Many jobs have already been lost to other countries through outsourcing. The self-awareness Americans have that offshoring is becoming an epidemic that will further threaten the American way of life, may be reason enough for companies to reconsider offshoring. The American offshoring companies may find themselves put out of business by the same people they are attempting to not pay in order to improve profits. This is self-defeating in itself. Blinder is not giving credit to America to reinvent herself and mitigate in another
Blinder states in his article that offshoring is becoming more eminent, and that many service jobs that were assumed to be safe are now in danger of foreign competition. The author believes that offshoring will expand past low-end service jobs towards high-end service jobs. He also acknowledges that not all jobs are able to be offshored, specifically personal service jobs. An example of this is would be a dentist. Blinder’s article gives examples of jobs that can be offshored and compares them to the level of education needed to …show more content…
Blinder makes valid points on the rise of offshoring and how our economy may suffer from it. What he fails to mention is the fact that with America having such a dense population, the public can have a major effect on whether offshoring occurs, and if so to what degree it occurs. Self-protectionism is a key issue in American politics, such as the “Buy American Act”, and it is not to be taken lightly. Many jobs have already been lost to other countries through outsourcing. The self-awareness Americans have that offshoring is becoming an epidemic that will further threaten the American way of life, may be reason enough for companies to reconsider offshoring. The American offshoring companies may find themselves put out of business by the same people they are attempting to not pay in order to improve profits. This is self-defeating in itself. Blinder is not giving credit to America to reinvent herself and mitigate in another