The demand for the general consumer to get lower prices has an effect, but it's not the one related to the direct answer. Prices can be cut while keeping all these jobs here in the US. But cutting costs lowers profits and resources. Both human resources and material and generic resources. Thus jobs getting cut would happen either way with a lowering of costs to the end consumer. The low labor rates that drive the industry outside our borders is still a direct result of todays business man or corporate boards filling the need to keep their paycheck at a steady rate or have them increase.
Consumer demand for low prices plays a small role when you really think about it. The largest demand for a product to have it's prices cut is currently still a large public war. GAS. We bitch, moan, cry, complain. It's all over the news. Mr Bush said it himself the need is there, and the answer is to put more crude oil into the market and lower prices. But this will not happen cause then the overall profit margins of those in control will fall. If the customer demand for cost cutting plays such a huge role then this would be the largest impacted area we would have seen a cut in.
When we look at areas like Dell it's not about products and what they cost. It's the telecommunication / cust service area, and not an actual demand for a consumer product. The simple fact in this case in India and CHina can work more for less. And ultimatly keep the currently large pockets..... PHAT. With P.
This is a subject we can roll on for hours and hours with tons of differant situation for every market and corner of the world.
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