Workers Didn’t Ship the Jobs—Executives Did

Workers with different faces still have the same bills. The people building, serving, and keeping the country moving didn’t make the boardroom choice to send work elsewhere. Turning them against one another is corporate blame-shifting in a paper hat: the workers are told to fight over the empty chair while the decision-makers leave through the executive entrance.

The customs paperwork is a marvel. Jobs clear the border. Blame clears the border. Accountability, somehow, is held for inspection indefinitely—while the people doing the work are reminded to stay productive. Apparently “profits first” means workers keep the place running and the people who chose where the work goes get to disappear behind the paperwork.