On 28-Sep-2010, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

It absolutely does. Increased output with less labor (and therefore
labor
costs) is increased productivity.

What does do is increase profits.

That's good TOO!

We agree!

Nope. Not for the worker laid off in the US. It increases profits for the
company, not worker productivity, which is what everyone is talking
about...
But fine. No problem. Companies who move work offshore should have to pay
a
penalty for this. Companies who hire in the US should get a tax break.

Companies that move offshore have no reason to have a legal or physical
presence in the former U.S.