[MrB]

Outsourcing is only a "problem" if the Indians can do the same job for less money.

Dell had to pull back their customer service because they were not getting an equal/quality product from their outsourced division.

If someone is willing to do the SAME JOB for less money, that's the true value of that job - and those demanding more compensation better up their skills to be able to demand higher pay.

[Jhoffa_]

..and those demanding more compensation better up their skills to be able to demand higher pay.

That only works when there's jobs to be had.. When you think globally: Between outsourcing and the amnesty proposal, there's almost literally no job that can't be done more cheaply.

The question that goes unasked in these conversations is: "What skills, exactly, will provide this increase in our standard of living when everything can either be oursourced or bid down to nothingness through amnesty?"

The answer: "Run for elected office."

[Poohbah]

If someone is willing to do the SAME JOB for less money, that's the true value of that job - and those demanding more compensation better up their skills to be able to demand higher pay.

No, they should use the coercive power of government to demand higher pay, and then use the coercive power of government to demand that prices be lowered, and then use the coercive power of government to prevent employers from laying off employees until the employers are bankrupt.

BTW, the above paragraph is SARCASM.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

> Outsourcing is only a "problem" if the Indians can do the same job for less money.

Ya, I love these people who lament the fact Paper Tiger IT jobs have been shown as the dufus job they were over the last few years.

I work as a software company and IT guys are my customers. Some are smart, but some are just plain dumb as rocks. They have no analytical skills, no motivation and no communication skills. If it isn't in their MSCE cheat book, then they can't go there.

I wonder how many dot-com nonjobs there were during the Clinton admin? The only thing that really sucks is that "Wired" is still in business.

"PLEASE, Mr President. Bring back those wonderful dot-com jobs where we did nothing and ordered stuff from Kozmo all day!"

These pukes make me sick.