[KathieK]

And let's not forget the ripple effect of someone losing their job to outsourcing. A group of engineers is laid off because their jobs are outsourced. Now there is no longer any need for any support staff to work for them (adminstrative/secretarial support, library support, photocopying people, mailroom people, etc.) and those positions are eliminated. The woman who worked in the library was her family's health care insurance provider so now the family is no longer able to afford to visit the doctor or purchase prescription drugs. The local pharmacist, who is trying to keep his independent business alive, has less customers. He, in turn, cannot afford to do the bathroom remodeling project he had planned for the year. So now the plumber (who was married to the library worker) is also scrambling to make ends meet. It's a vicious cycle.