content: It's all about maximizing short term profits.  The current generation in charge has a me first attitude about things and doesn't feel the need to leave anything for anyone that comes after them. They lay off citizens working for a living wage in this country to hire people in from another country at barely minimum wages. They will see a nice boost in their bottom line for a few years but then will start to see it fall. They will probably wonder why, prices aren't dropping over head isn't climbing (thanks to H1B). It's because they failed to pay a wage that guarantees enough income to live, commute, eat and have enough left over to buy all the frivolous shit that keeps our economy going.