Evils of Outsourcing

So many of Americas corporations seem to have forgotten what they are built on. The industriousness and savvy of American workers. Companies that I have worked for specifically are Hewlett Packard and Sykes Enterprises. Both companies have cost me jobs by outsourcing to overseas. Hewlett Packard decided that they could have my job done by contract admins in Costa Rica, Sykes did the same thing by having there already third party tech support done in Indai and The Philippines. Both places were good jobs for the geographic area I was in but the company decided they could make more money by paying a lesser amount to overseas workers and increase their own profits thereby. They seem to have forgotten that the workers of America were what made them strong enough to expand. As an American worker I am disgusted by this trend. If we as US workers would stick to a boycott of foreign services they would not be so prevalent. I for one will from now on not spend my money (which currently comes from an unemployment check) on anything that is not a domestic product. How can I be so hurt by losing my position to cheaper overseas labor and continue to support the economies of those that have cost me my job? I can no longer justify it in my mind and I strongly urge others to take these steps. We are a government of the PEOPLE and if enough people shout loudly enough the people in Washington and in my case Sacramento will be forced to listen. I am not foolish enough to think my stance alone will be able to accomplish anything but if my friends can jump on this bandwagon and invite their friends etcetera etcetera we can get a movement that can encourage economic growth to come home to America.
How many of us are in the same boat? In my group of close friends we are running about 50% unemployed. Most not from any fault of their own. My wife and I were both given a work force reduction layoff because the company (HP) gave our bosses an ultimatum to cut our headcount at the campus we were at. They at the same time increased the volume of work they sent overseas. At the same time the US is going through one of the worst economic times that I can remember in my life. People losing their houses to foreclosure since they are now unemployed from jobs they have had for years. People forced to live on their credit cards because of this further eroding their ability to make a living. If we can band together we can start the ground swell back to jobs in the US. This should help our economy in general and we as a people in specific. I am reminded of the words in "Thew Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A Heinlein here Importado? I wont touch it if it Importado (paraphrased). I can now understand how that should be a battle cry for those of us who want to see a glimpse of returning prosperity.
Ottar