McKinsey acknowledged that some American workers may suffer in the short term, but said that shouldn’t overshadow the benefits. “Focusing the offshoring debate on job losses misses the most important point: offshoring creates value for the US economy by creating value for US companies,” McKinsey wrote. It also produces new revenue and repatriates earnings that indirectly help create jobs for displaced workers. Some displaced workers can move to “other, high value-added activities,” McKinsey said.