If they could do it, they would. White collar workers don't have any special status that protects them from getting the same treatment the blue collar workforce got. That said, I think it'll play out differently this time.Offshoring blue collar jobs eventually hurt the capitalist class; they lost whole industries to China. Offshoring white collar jobs is a different kind of risk: you end up with IOUs to countries that might not stay favorably disposed toward you when the power dynamics shift.

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nicoburns a day ago | parent [-]

> Offshoring white collar jobs is a different kind of risk

Isn't this risk also present with offshorting blue collar jobs? I agree that both are bad ideas, but the capitalist class didn't care before and isn't exactly well known for it's long-term thinking.

	▲	csomar a day ago \| parent [-]
		It's a different kind of risk as blue collar has already been exported. Especially if you have neither a strong military nor natural resources.