It’s simply economically cheaper for major corporations to ship things offshore. That way, they don’t have to pay benefits or high salaries. Since it’s legal and they face no harsh taxes, it is simply the best economic choice. But this destroys our own at-home industries and job capabilities. There used to be a time in America where workers actually had a bargaining chip, because there were more jobs than workers available. In today’s economy, that is simply not the case. Most jobs are low earning ones, where people can’t survive on that income very easily.