America: An Economic Exodus

[Halo]

With the posting of Viewpoint #8, it has become quite clear that as a country we have some serious self-analysis to do.
Agriculture has been fleeing the country for South America for the last 15 years. It is estimated now that more than half our produce will be imported by the year 2015.

Auto Manufacturers are building more cars outside our borders than in,and that includes FORD, GM and CHRYSLER.

The Steel industry is all but dead, because of cheap foreign steel.

Apparel and Clothing has been gone for years, moving into cheap digs in Southeast Asia and China.

Virtually all electronics come from overseas and now appliance manufacturers are migrating south to save a buck or two.

And now, those once hallowed intellectual industries that put America so far out in front of everyone else are disappearing too. IS, IT and software staff are finding themselves displaced by their cheaper brethren from India and other third-world nations. Where will it all end?

America consumes more and spends more than almost all third-world nations combined. That will not be sustainable if the American consumer can't afford to buy thos things. With the migration of high-paying jobs, what's left? I am sure we will find solutions, but not after some hard times. Are we all to work for $8 an hour?

I am not saying all is lost or that there aren't tech jobs around.
I would just like to direct your attention to a trend taking place, and come to your own opinion.