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Message:: [QUOTE="statequarterguy, post: 932938, member: 21782"]Unfortunately, that's what the corporations have done and have gotten away with, leaving the American worker with nothing to build the American Dream. I say unfortunately because it is up to the government to regulate businesses, so that this does not happen. This is done by not allowing corporation to move offshore, while still having unfettered access to US markets.  Having studied capitalism in business school, I know that capitalism is the most productive system in the world. Yet unfortunately, over time, it concentrates wealth in fewer and fewer hands, until you have what we had in the US in the early 1900's - the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and a few others owned everything and took advantage of workers and consumers. Hence the rise of regulations, to level the playing field. So, the idea is in America, if you're smart and work hard, you can have more than others - but, you don't get to own it all, leaving nothing for the small guy to work for. This ain't Monopoly.  As for the wealthy leaving, they've already moved their money offshore.  And, you know, the bottom line is we'll get by without them.  America will rebuild, through hopefully, minimal regulation, but it will happen. I think that old saying, "America, love it or leave", is equally appropriate today.[/QUOTE]