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Wow! I'm impressed that so much discussion was generated from my article "Outsourcing the American Dream for a nightmare."
Being a journalist, I have thick skin, so critiques don't bother me, but I would like to respond, but I don't want to become a member.
Again, I'm flattered to have even been influential enough to receive this level of response. Thanks!!

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in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
And from the Sydney Herald no less...a great empirical resource on all economic happenings within the US.
It's the Sidney Herald - not Sydney. It really is a great empirical resource for the oil industry economics as we're producing upwards of 70,000 barrels of oil a day of the nation's sweetest crude. But I'm sure you are smart enough to know all that.

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Good god what nonsense. Does the writer have any facts?
20 posted on 01/17/2006 8:39:20 AM PST by agere_contra

-Yes I have facts. This was an "opinion" piece.

Living in the most productive oil field currently in the U.S., interviewing international energy executives, climbing the oil rigs with special badges, having coffee with some of the largest high quality black angus beef producers in America, hanging out in my off-time with president of the American Beef council who just got back from a 3 week political summit in Japan; here in the bread and beer basket of the nation we do know a little bit about the current economic crisis.

As the nation's Sugar Beet capital, we've been hit hard by CAFTA and NAFTA as have other agriculture producers.

Wheat farmers were getting $9 a bushel in 1996 and in 2006 are lucky if they can scrap $3 a bushel. At that rate it costs more to produce wheat than the return. This is an example of the continuation of the forces that are pushing farmers and ranchers off the land.

No we don't know anything about outsourcing since my partner was a "miss-placed knowledge worker" after the IT bust in the Pacific Northwest. Watching the very real economic collapse and the massive layoffs of white collars in Los Angeles County in post 9/11, could possibly give some real life insight to a journalist and a Seattle native IT geek.

And yes, even journalists who write "opinion" pieces make mistakes such as "who is" instead of the correct "whose." But hey, I bet those who notice things like that are perfect in every way, never making syntax errors, or mistakes at work, even late on Fridays. I'm sure they are 100 % perfect in all that they do at their job all the time.

One last question; since I've never considered myself a "commie" - is it "commieish" to be against outsourcing?

Thanks again for even reading my article. I like what you guys have going here. Keep up the good discussions.

Thanks!

Ellen (;

Ellen Robinson
Journalist

Cool!

Thanks for relaying the message!

BTW, Ellen Robinson wouldn't happen to be related to you, would she?

(I realize that there are many "Robinsons" in the world,
but I thought I'd ask just to set the record straight.)

Wheat farmers were getting $9 a bushel in 1996 and in 2006 are lucky if they can scrap $3 a bushel. TV's and computers cost less too, but I don't here anybody whining about that.