[oceanview]

what isn't a commodity? only jobs that require a physical presence, or have some form of worker protection, or the protection of the "cliques" like the bond trader job in the article that started this thread.

[_Jim]

what isn't a commodity?

Oh brother ... another 'victim' of too much Wal-Mart/Sam's Club shopping I'm afraid ...

If what you see/envision is only what 'stuff' is shrink-wrapped and on the shelves in 'stores' - I don't think I can broaden your 'horizons' much to a world a little bigger than that ...

[EEDUDE]

You got it.

When you have x-rays read in India, and paralegal work done in India, tax preparation done in India, accounting done in India.....

Nothing is off limits.

I predict that many of the people now supporting outsourcing will soon be given their very own personal pink slips, much to their utter amazement.

Another thing:

Once Motorola and HP have built all their semiconductor fabs and design centers in China, it may very well happen that someday the Chinese just come in and say, "this is now the property of the Chinese government". All you Americans go home.

Far-fetched?

They do it all the time with intellectual property and patents.