[JustPiper]

We have a Dem running for Fitzgerald's seat in the Illinois Senate that gets this, where many of our conservative's do not. His current radio ad cites all the THOUSANDS of jobs we have lost thanks to exporting them. Our GOP best get on board!

[JustPiper]

Let Markets Solve Jobs Issue-Bush Adviser
Tue Feb 17, 6:04 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s top economic adviser, in hot water for remarks about outsourcing jobs abroad, said on Tuesday the government should not hinder foreign competition to protect U.S. employment.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040217/bs_nm/economy_mankiw_dc_1

[oceanview]

we do export alot of things to India - JOBS.

[JustPiper]

This from the big contributor of illegals:

Wal-Mart CEO Sees Job Market Improvement
Thu Feb 19, 2:09 PM ET
By Emily Kaiser

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democrats may be pummeling President Bush (news - web sites) over job losses, but the chief executive of the world's largest company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said on Thursday the jobs situation could soon improve

So 'who' are the jobs for?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040219/bs_nm/retail_walmart_jobs_dc_1

[lelio]

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick Monday said India must open its markets further

Tell me Robert, when their highest paid people made $5-7 an hour what on earth they are going to buy from us? Oh I get it: more stuff from China.

[Mamzelle]

Why beg India to be fair? Triple the tariffs on any goods and services coming out of India. Tax those tech phone calls, too.

The people who have lost jobs to India are still paying taxes and suffereing regulations -- we don't need stuff that cheap at WalMart. Raise the tariffs.

[FITZ]

Zoellick pointed out that India's average tariffs are three times higher than the U.S., which runs a $9 billion trade deficit with New Delhi.

Tariffs? India has tariffs yet is getting the best jobs from the USA? Tariffs obviously don't do the damage the so-called free-traders claim.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Zoellick pointed out that India's average tariffs are three times higher than the U.S., which runs a $9 billion trade deficit with New Delhi.

Yep, sounds fair to me. I'd support India's placing tariffs on US goods 100 times higher than ours. Maybe then, people here would see how ridiculous trade is with nations that don't really want to buy anything from us.

[GraniteStateConservative]

And if we are dependent on India for our prosperity, we are dependent on India for our security and our sovereignty. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton would be crying right now if they could see what we've done with the country they gave us.

[EagleMamaMT]

Read later.

[JustPiper]

Manufacturing jobs shipping out of Illinois

By Theresa Gutierrez
February 24, 2004 — Millions of jobs have been exported out of the U.S. in recent years. That's having a big impact on Chicago-area companies and businesses. ABC7's Theresa Gutierrez spoke to one worker who knows about the situation firsthand.

The National Manufacturers Association conference is at McCormick Place. Industry leaders say 2.8 million American manufacturing jobs have been lost since July of 2000.

42-year-old Gilbert Salinas lost his job at National Lamination after working there for 28 year. He says close to 150 people were let go.

"I'm starting to look for another job, but it's hard. It's hard when you don't have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Most of the guys that worked there don't have any education," Salinas said.

The family includes two daughters who are getting married and three others planning to go to parochial schools.

"Sometimes you just want to sit down and cry together and say, you know, why does this happen now," said Mrs. Salinas.

Salinas says work done at National Lamination will now be going to China for its low cost work force.

Tuesday in Chicago, U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans said he believes the loss of jobs encourages competition.

"Part of free trade is we continue to see that the world opens up," Secretary Evans said.

Outsourcing is becoming an American phenomenon, and how does the does the administration feel about it? "It is important to just stay focused on the fundamental principle of free but fair trade," Secretary Evans said.

Gilbert Salinas does not believe outsourcing is good for this country.

"Everybody is losing their jobs because of it. It's especially my job, I think moving to India or China somewhere," Salinas said.

He's concerned that most of the workers laid off don't have the proper skills to find new jobs.

And more than 156,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in Illinois between 1999 and last year.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/022404_ns_exporting_jobs.html

[JustPiper]

A.G. Edwards Outsources Tech Projects To Chicago Co >AGE

02-24-04 11:01 AM EST
ST. LOUIS (Dow Jones)--A.G. Edwards Inc. (AGE) agreed to outsource some of its information-technology projects to Kanbay Inc., resulting in the transfer of 100 employees to the Chicago IT services firm and the layoff of 38 workers.

Overall, the move will cut about 10% of the IT staff at the financial services company's St. Louis headquarters.

In a press release Tuesday, A.G. Edwards said privately held Kanbay will open an office in St. Louis to be staffed by the transferring employees.

A.G. Edwards' technology projects include moving to an application service provider for securities processing, streamlining data capabilities and updating systems used by branch offices.

A.G. Edwards, which has about 16,000 total employees, estimates severance costs will total $1 million to $2 million, depending on how many of the laid-off workers accept its offer.

A company spokeswoman said the charges will be incurred during the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2005.

A Thomson First Call survey of five analysts projects A.G. Edwards wil earn $ 163.8 million in fiscal 2005.

In fiscal 2003, the financial services holding company earned $118.8 million on revenue of $2.2 billion.

Company Web site: http://www.agedwards.com

[truthkeeper]

Excellent post. Thank you JP.