I get the value add argument, but lots of people just need income to pay for living expenses. Without an income, those people become disaffected and sometimes violent. Then they embrace right-wing protectionism because, while their gadgets are cheaper, they have no income to buy cheap gadgets.
Nor can they move to these offshore places (where the cost of living is lower) because immigration laws exist in part to control worker mobility.
Nor can they move to these offshore places (where the cost of living is lower) because immigration laws exist in part to control worker mobility.