I can attest to that as well. being in the IT sector from a different aspect. what you are saying is true. the big blue machine is a prime example of this as well as the banks and also the many people I talk to that have to "fix" the so called solutions by the cheaper outsourced parties. in the long run.it costs them more  geniuses are not needed for each job. and if one is needed, they are created with training over the years again, the years of experience that has been cast aside due to the price tag that they carried. a cost of doing business is your manpower. how you chose to spend those dollars shows whether you invest in your employees or in the short term fix. Shortsightedness has cost many a company the profits that they figured they were saving.  in all sectors of our economy. the attitude has to change . the same stubborn attitudes with equal pay for both sexes exists. can't afford it? lower the men's salaries.. see how much money is saved then.