I appreciate that some you are afraid that the US will lose jobs to India and
such countries. But take a bigger perspective on this, will you? If India
(et.al.) are not involved with Western technology - if they don't get any
hi-tech jobs and industries - how are they ever going to be able to
Niels:
- how are they ever going to be able to buy American (or Danish, for
- that matter) products and services? Only by sharing our
- wealth (and
- jobs - even if it hurts) can we all survive and thrive in the long
- run.
John:
- Niels...a point from both sides...
-
- - If you can't
Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps,
I don't think the companies that are saving money by outsourcing are
necessarily passing on the savings to the consumer. I'd have to see some
pretty firm research on that before I'd believe it.
Anne
Yes but the companies are not strictly accountable to the consumer, but
rather to the shareholders. And shareholders rarely complain about
greater profits.
ljk
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Bureeda opines: And I agree that I don't see a lot of profits passed on to
consumers (refer to your local gas pump for more info).
To me this gets us back to the original proposition, that the loss of jobs
can be compensated by an increase in value. Not always of course, as one or
more others
Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps, sure, but what about
us writers? We won't be very appreciative of the trick if we're
reduced to slinging hash at McDonalds. And if it reduces us to fry
cooks, you'd be hard pressed to convince us it *isn't* an evil.
I argue that if you are
