Counter Argument for Evaluation Essay

Outsourcing to Foreign Countries

The idea of outsourcing factors of production such as land, labor, and capital to foreign countries is something that raises the unemployment rate in the United States; however, pro-outsourcing citizens argue that this will allow the growth of domestic higher quality jobs. They reinforce this argument by saying that it also fosters the desire of the working class to get a higher education in order to obtain these “higher quality” or white collar jobs, which supposedly allows the American economy to grow. The problems with this assertion is that most working class citizens do not have the required means to pursue a higher education and that there is not enough “higher quality” jobs for every citizen in the United States. Most of these people do not have the money or time to attend a higher education institution. With the current economic conditions there is an abundance of unemployed people who would be willing to work any job, yet pro-outsourcing citizens still desire to rid the United States’ economy of “lower quality” jobs. This will only lead to a rise in the unemployment rate in America.