How would Virtual Governments mitigate job outsourcing?
Right now, the Chinese government is surely aware of the ‘weapon’ dimension of ‘outsourcing,’ though it’s unsure if they are focused on that objective or if it’s merely a byproduct of efforts to improve their economy. With a change-over to virtual national governments there would no longer be such a ‘weapon’ that nations could use against each other. Yes, lower-wage regions would continue to attract new factories, but this would not be construed as a “national” threat. Virtual national governments would rapidly normalize all aspects of world society. The advent of digital-only money transactions would make very granular tariff adjustments possible. Perhaps punitive tariff charges could be assessed by plant of manufacture for such negatives as slave wages or pollution. Then once the plant is modernized and labor practices improved, the tariff could immediately be reduced. A pre-purchase price scan would divulge any such punitive surcharges, and consumers would be able to make better-inf
