In the 1980s the M&A spree decimated US jobs, then came the 90s which began the new phase of offshoring US jobs (white collar) And now Phase III M&A Spree part II GE sold its security division and now the first thing UTC is gonna do is offshore the work to China. So thanks to Tarp and 0% free money, a new wave of M&A activity will probably finish off even more jobs. Sad but the dollar is one thing you do not want to hold.