Jeremy Bentham (J. Bernard-Sasges)
Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor is a terrible idea. First of all, how is that any way to treat our own citizens? Would you rather have a product given to you created by one of your own brothers or by someone working for little money overseas? Clearly, the proper choice is that of your brother. Keeping manufacturing inside of our borders is important for the concept that as a consumer, it is better to have a product created by someone of your own nationality, your "brother," if you will. Another reason why outsourcing is a horrible concept is that it is horrible for a country's overall happiness. As a citizen of a country, I value the happiness of my fellow citizens, and if we outsource labor, then we are simply outsourcing happiness, and importing suffering. This is a horrible thing to even think of. Is it really better at the end of the day to demolish your countries happiness and risk the quality of a product by outsourcing jobs? No It is important that we keep in mind the idea of happiness to the greatest number of our citizens, and if we don't we are shooting ourselves in the foot. WE are the ones who would outsource these jobs, so WE would be the ones sacrificing our happiness. It is important to treasure our country's fraternity and citizenship, and if we outsource jobs we are flushing these values down the toilet, and sacrificing our own happiness for that of less people.
Young Coal Miner (Alec Gannon) I completely agree with you Bentham. How can we create a sense of nationalism if those that build the country are not British? As a result British products being produced in here, we can create a sense of unity. I would like to contribute to this country, but I feel disadvantaged if workers from other countries have the opportunity to contribute at a greater rate. This concept isn't one of selfishness, its one that is advantageous to all; it's an idea of nationalism.
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