[Martin Tell]

A politician in New Jersey is trying to pass a law that all companies that outsource IT jobs cannot get State contracts. So something can be done to discourage outsourcing. I am not saying this is a good idea; I happen to agree that from an economic standpoint outsourcing is probably a good thing.

Before everyone jumps on me, I am involved in IT myself and my business has taken a huge (hugh) hit the past 3 years. I am trying to learn new skills (can anyone say health care industry?) rather than bashing foreigners, however.

BTW, this month's Wired has a pretty good article on the subject.

[phil_will1]

"A politician in New Jersey is trying to pass a law that all companies that outsource IT jobs cannot get State contracts."

I read somewhere that something like a dozen states are trying that. The problem, however, is that only about 2% of the outsourcing that is going on is governmental.

[Outsourcing=Competition]

A politician in New Jersey is trying to pass a law that all companies that outsource IT jobs cannot get State contracts.

Just like the politician who got a law passed that a foreign owned cruise liner couldn't go from one American port to another without a stop elsewhere. This was in an attempt to build up the shipbuilding industry -- it didn't work and American citizens can't get cruise liners that go from one island in Hawaii to the other, reducing tourism there. politicians...