<i>&gt;From an ethical point of view, outsourcing is great. It provides jobs for people in poor countries.</i><p>I disagree.  Even in today&#x27;s global economy, the country in which a business is based seems to have a significant effect on its prospects.  In 2014, 19% of US households with children were food insecure , and 46.8 million people were in poverty [1].  Given the widespread poverty right here in the US, is it ethical for US companies - that benefit to at least some degree from being based in the US - to export jobs to other countries?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.feedingamerica.org&#x2F;hunger-in-america&#x2F;impact-of-hunger&#x2F;hunger-and-poverty&#x2F;hunger-and-poverty-fact-sheet.html?referrer=https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.feedingamerica.org&#x2F;hunger-in-america&#x2F;impact-of-hu...</a>