[Eric Hogue 1380 KTKZ]

Yes, some jobs are software, but majority of those will return ... MAJORITY are telemarketing, service call oriented...let it go and jobs will return to US, no government legislation...

BTW...has anyone brought up a more important outsourcing? What about Kerry's denial of ANWAR...because we are dependent, we are losing thousands of jobs to government hurdles over enviroment...

Thousands of jobs come from the "black stuff", not just gas! Why aren't we focused on the outsourcing of these jobs?

This argument is not as simple as some of your represent. My best reply...remember, it is NOT your job, it is the company job, you don't sign the front of the check. If they desire savings...we want them rich...so our checks actually cash!

I'm on the air...back later to debate!!!

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...here you are! Stirring up trouble again, eh?

I haven't had time to read the article or all the responses yet, so won't make too many comments. However, as an IT person, I do find this scary. I don't want to go back to school to find another profession--this is what I LOVE to do. Soooooo, I'm enhancing my skills in this field in a specialty that I truly enjoy--UI design. Speaking of, I must get back to work and finish this SXLT.

[phil_will1]

Eric, while I agree with a lot of what you say, we should remember to make a distinction between free trade and fair trade. For example, it is encouraging to hear that Secretary Powell is urging the Indians to open up their markets.

However, unless and until we enact Fundamental Tax Reform (FTR), we are putting our producers in a can't win position. Please review my post above.

Free trade when you have a tax system like ours is economic suicide.

[RFT1]

Where do you find this stuff? Economic theory is one thing, political reality is quite another. Bush at the very least should shut up on this issue till after the election, "Free Trade" is not a popular issue, it is a highly emotional issues, a issue t hat WILL cut against Bush.

In any event, a lack of balance on trade will further distort the economy, meaning the upper reaches of society get most of the benifit while a large majority does not. The longer this goes on, the greater the chance the US will become a European style "Social Democracy".

I do not know what it is with you "Conservative" talk radio hosts such as yourself, Tom Sullivan, Limbuagh and Beck, but dig deeper into economics other than reading the WSJ editorials.