[a fool in paradise]

Don’t look to the computer industry either. It’s cheaper for the companies to offshore the work (wages far below 50% and none of the Obamacare or other requirements).

However, people always need a haircut.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Don’t look to the computer industry either. It’s cheaper for the companies to offshore the work (wages far below 50% and none of the Obamacare or other requirements)."

As someone who works in the computer industry, I can tell you that is not my experience at all. We have used offshore workers and they are only helpful in the most rudimentary of projects. For one thing, the language barrier is a big problem. I have worked in this field for many years and I have never been without work. The only way you can be without a job as a programmer is if you don't keep your skillset up to date. If you are programming in the latest languages/technology platforms you can always find work. Every survey I see still projects the IT industry as one of fastest growing industries. This ancedotal evidence people are saying on here reminds me of the 1990s and NAFTA. The sucking sound you hear are all the jobs going to Mexico. Yeah right!!