How does the political-economic system affect the problems related to the American economy and work?

One major problem America's economy is currently facing is
that in order to do things as cheaply as possible, many companies are hiring outside of
the United States.  An example of this is the many customer service call centers based
out of India.  It is legal for American companies to hire non-Americans when the work
can be done remotely - and it saves the company a lot of money because they can pay
these workers less than Americans would demand.

Another problem our
economy faces is the number of goods we import at a much cheaper price than we can
manufacture here in our country.  The existence of "sweat shops" is certainly not a
thing of the past - even though they do not seem to be getting as much media attention
as they were even a few years ago.  Again, due to mass consumerism (and stores which
promote it, like Wal-Mart), our country seriously lacks jobs and hireability because of
cheap labor happening overseas.

I don't actually think these problems
will be solved by more government intervention, however.  It is really the consumer who
drives the economy.  If the US wants to bolster its economy, especially buying and
selling American products, we consumers have to stop settling for the cheaper versions
and buy products that are made in the USA.