This seems relevant if somewhat lacking in constructive ideas:
http://www.truth-out.org/jim-hightower-exporting-jobs-importing-workers63319
Even though U.S. corporations have amassed record levels of
profits and cash reserves, they are offshoring their legal work
simply because it puts even more money in their pockets. They can
pay Indian lawyers as little as a tenth of what they'd pay young
American attorneys -- and the 90-percent wage difference goes to
the corporation, rather than being spread through our economy as
family incomes.
[snip]
But Obama could take one symbolic step on his own that would
create jobs for about a dozen American workers. It involves the
construction of a memorial and statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on
our National Mall. After all, King's historic 1963 march on
Washington was about jobs and poverty -- so why not have some of
our highly skilled bricklayers and stone masons who're now
unemployed build this monument in honor of King's legacy?
Seems sensible -- but guess what? The quasi-governmental
foundation overseeing the King memorial project doesn't seem to
have much sense. It is importing eight to 12 workers from -
believe it or not - China to do this job!
--
Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~.
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