I just looked up the word “outsource” in my Webster's
Dictionary. Guess what. It's not there. Admittedly, this is an
older version of Webster, published about 20 years ago (I rarely
use words less than 20 years old anyway, preferring a more well-
traveled experienced vocabulary.).  This particular tome saw me
through the dark ages before I could check spelling on a
computer screen and was published before outsource became a
commonly used term, before outsource became a commonly use
business practice.  It does make some business sense to
outsource, send manufacturing jobs overseas where cheap labor
(sweatshops) assemble goods and then ship them back to U.S.
consumers who benefit from cheaper products.  It's happened with
textiles, automobiles, electronics, shoes, and all sorts of
other products. American companies hire foreign workers to
produce goods for American consumers and they save money on
labor and regulatory issues such as workman's compensation,
minimum wage and child labor laws.  The downside comes f