[oceanview]

US corporate management has bought into the idea that ANY job that a person can do by sitting in front of a computer all day, can be done offshore. Large companies are systematically mining through these types of organizations to structure them to be offshored. customer support, software development, accounting, back office and administrative support jobs, etc.

[schu]

So they have bought into that idea, so what? Companies are bound by the laws of economics, that is the way the world works. Aren't you? If something costs less down the street, don't you go buy it there? You do not shop around for the best price?

If you want to try to compete with a guy in China or India for a job, go for it, but good luck. I am not sure what the government can do about it nor do I want them to do anything about it.

The issue is not outsourcing, the issue is being competitive, and that means tort reform, more freedom, reduced regulation, streamlined processes, better education (not more expensive eduction, BTW), etc. All these things make us more competitive. Government controls do not.