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Here's my take on how things work out economically:
US/First world countries pioneer a technology. When it first comes out, price is very high. Manufacturers have a fat margin so manufacturing is done in the US. Market expands and more and more consumers demand lower pricing. So manufacturing is shipped out to overseas suppliers. Layoffs in the US on lower end stuff and focus is on higher end stuff.
Then next tech wave or innovation/product line hits, repeat the cycle above.
Maybe the problem is not that the 'jobs are being shipped out' its because capital is so readily available in the US that there's an overwhelming urge for profit maximization?
Here's a hint: those people displaced find other jobs and are not on welfare lines.
So, even if design hits $200 a month will it mean the end of the US freelancer? or economic doom?
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