Globalization and the art of reducing costs,as seen from the NYT:U.S. Jobs That Went Overseas:
Now political groups are offering estimates. The Progressive Policy Institute,which is affiliated with the Democratic Party,will soon publish its calculation of manufacturing jobs shifted overseas since George W. Bush took office just before the recession began,said Rob Atkinson,a vice president. Not surprisingly,the estimate — imputed from trade data — is on the high side:800,000 jobs lost to overseas production.
And we are just seeing the beginning of this trend.
This is generally what happens when Republicans are in office. Union busting,low wages,no healthcare for the working class are also targets for the party.