One was ABC News: John Stossel Takes on Myths, Lies and Nasty Behavior
No. 4 � MYTH: Outsourcing Is Bad for American Workers
read the transcript here: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=448934&page=2The other was on the Discovery Times channel
Thomas L. Friedman Reporting: The Other Side of Outsourcing.
Different perspectives on outsourcing work.
http://times.discovery.com/convergence/outsource/outsource.html
This program showed the young workers in India who work at the phone centers. With their new found wealth they are spending their money on products from America. Seems it's a status symbol to be able to buy American stuff. So this was creating new, different jobs in this country. It also showed how the companies in India which provide workers to American companies have a strong influence on government policies. It was those pro-American companies that helped ease nuclear tension between India and Pakistan a few years ago.
At 08:26 PM 6/11/2005, dave oconnell wrote:
definately. sending jobs OUT of the country means many (including one quad on this list- i paid $38,000 to feds last year) will soon be unemployed. no more income taxes being sent to washington or the state. one more future drain on the welfare/unemployment/ssdi roles. bringing illegals in for cheap manual labor jobs means cheaper food/produce/lawns/gardens/roofs/housing builds at below minimum wages for those of us left. why do you think grapes are 50 cents a pound and oranges and grapefruit are 75 cents a pound? come on down to Arizona and southern Ca and see if you enjoy picking fruit in the hot sun for 25 cents an hour. then go enjoy your government program while you can - while i can still support it. the day is coming that the 3rd world nations who are stealing our tax base won't givbe a rat's ass if you get your SS check. no wait - they already don't but soon the support will be gone.
dave
