So, take jobs from USA people, give to EU people
Melvang, we are on a global keyboard forum.
Also, at what point does this stop? If work leaves Iowa to go to Wisconsin, is it a problem? If work leaves Waterloo to go to Dubuque, is it a problem? If work leaves your neighborhood to go down the street, is it a problem? If work leaves your home to go to your neighbor, is it a problem? Why is the line drawn when it crosses the USA border? What's so special about this arbitrary line that should prevent other human beings from working these particular jobs?
We live in a global economy. At some point the whole us vs them needs to stop.
Working conditions and product quality are very valid reasons to not want to give someone business, but these issues can be present in any country.
State to state or city to city doesn't bother me because that typically doesn't happen as often as moving to another country. The number one companies move to other countries is profit. They can get stuff made for cheaper labor, cheaper raw material, cheaper tooling, cheaper environmental issues, etc. It is the taking away of our jobs so CEOs can make more money.
Even John Deere makes harvesting equipment in China. But those products stay there.
I understand it is a global economy and and yes it is US vs THEM. But in my eyes it US is the blue collar/working class, with the THEM being CEOs and execs that close production facilities and put people like me and you out of a job so they can make another $2 million a year. Would you still give money to a company that put you out of a job so they could make the same parts for half the cost? That is my point. I don't have an issue with GMKs product, though I have no opinion as the only Cherry profile caps I have are very old. I had forgotten I had them as it is only the alpha keys. Cherry was a German based company that started there, I have no issue with that. GMK another German based company, bought their cap tooling, no issues there. Now if SP moves production to China, Korea, Taiwan, or any other country known for cheap labor, I will no longer buy their products if I can help it.
If a foreign company wants to make something over seas in their country and sell it here, fine no problems there. But any US based company that produces products over seas just to ship back here to sell should be taxed to the point where that is no longer a viable option. If a US based company wants to sell parts/pieces in China, thatss fine, either make parts here and sell there, or start a factory there and sell parts/pieces there.
My issue comes from using other countries economies and cheap work forces just to turn extra profit for the CEO and top execs.