When it comes to corporate expatriates, the cost isn t in jobs so much as it is lost tax revenue. But there s also a loss of business bragging rights for the United States. Here are 10 major companies that have moved their headquarters offshore.

the united states was fine until nafta and safta was passed without looking at how it would effect us. ross paroe tried to warn the people and congress but no one listened. if our goverment was looking out for the american people they should have known our american companies could not compete on world market with labor rates like we have. so now as a result 18 years later our companies have moved over seas,our middle class is being reduced. we are headed to becoming another third world country unless our goverment changes the way they do bussiness.

riya, you're sounding like tim geithner; if we are allowed to raise our debt ceiling, then we won't max out our credit limit and can continue to pay social programs (on paper) where in reality he's saying that if you cut into our plan of destroying the american economy while making record profits, we will crash the economy and blame the repugnantcans! on paper, we allllll should be making less; from entertainers and sports figures, to company ceo's and wall street executives, but 1) that's not going to happen, and as long as the purchasing power continues to sink, and the fed (as well as their partners in crime, the congress) refuses to quit printing money, then you can pay "us" less all you want, but (and this is the tricky part) unless we get a true socialist leader (as opposed to the past few fascists), we will not be fed as wages decrease and col goes through the roof...but then again, maybe that's all a part of the plan!!

riay - excellent idea! perhaps we could convince us wage workers to work for free, and then there would be no unemployment at all in this country! we republicans love thinking like that! keep up the good work.

the unemployment rate of us workers would increase if big businesses cuts job of domestic us workers and hire overseas workers. if only us workers would lower their rate of wages only then they will be able to stay employed. it is time that they start thinking of lowering their wages. http://seasonalstaff.org/tax-benefits-for-employers-hiring-j1-foreign-staff.html