I think we’ve come to a point in society where technology has replaced a lot of manual labor required jobs. I don’t believe its the federal government. I think for the most part the government still represent what most people are still voting for. It’s also true however, that topics in society that are most important are over looked by a disarrayed youth. How do I know? Well I’m 23, in college and I’d say about 5% of my buddies know about political/current affairs in the U.S.A. I think my generation in particular is one of the most confused generations ever. We don’t know if we were lied to about 9/11. We don’t know if the war was justified. We finally get a president who received more than half the votes but buyers confidence drops, and he pushes the emergency button and bails the huge industries in America to prevent a straight up kaboom of a crash into a depression (at least he slowed the depression to something more of a simmer as opposed to a straight up boil) We’re definitely in a transition period in society. Futhermore, we can’t blame the government. Aren’t there those who snarl at the idea of government intervention pertaining to business? Isn’t Le Se Faire the creedo of all businessmen? So of course they have the right to have outsourced for cheaper labor. America was built on cheap labor/greed. It’s no ones fault, its just the way of progress. Life is a sacrifice.