Re: SA and Work in oil-rich countries

[RMo12345]

If I may be so bold as to jump into this discourse.   It does seem obvious that we are on the verge of financial disaster here in the US.   There is no decent safety net to take up the slack.  As areas of the country are reeling from the collapse of the telecoms, the airways, and previously the dot. coms, one has to wonder only when, not if, the entire retail sector and housing sector will follow suit following in the footsteps of the most unlucky areas to date.   Talented folk put out of work, with negative home equity, have a difficult time relocating and many wonder why bother, since the next remote employer may soon join the list of has been financial wonders.

The crisis of faith has become systemic.  The best and the brightest are finding that they are dispensible when they get a little age and bright, younger, eager replacements are waiting for jobs at a fraction of their older ,  but far from old, colleague's salaries.

So doing the "right thing" ,  ie becoming educated and finding a good job,  has turned out to be a reciept for economic ruin for thousands of techies.  

As long as the bottom line is the yardstick upon which all is measured,  there can
never be a bit of security or safety for American families.

The disillusioned are more than ready to go where angels feared to tread just a few years ago.   Many good plans could be implimented, but the propensity of the human ego to endlessly modify usually makes any workable plan impotent .

We need a workable plan that can be accepted and we need some great orators and statesmen to  disseminate.  

Robert