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To: r9etb

But, as one that has studied economics as a discipline - like I have at the undergraduate level and through separate book reading - that is exactly how I view myself...a labor unit with a price tag that can, and will, change abruptly with the conditions of the market for the knowledge, skills, and abilities that I can bring to the table. I know you don't believe this about me but I am being quite serious and genuine here.


291 posted on 03/01/2006 5:32:24 PM PST by LowCountryJoe (The Far Right and the Far Left both disdain markets. If the Left ever finds God, the GOP is toast.)
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To: LowCountryJoe
I understand your point and to a point I agree with it. However, we cannot forget that people are involved in the process, with all of the additional baggage that implies.

The problem with companies treating employees like disposables -- which is what you're essentially saying that people should accept -- is that people tend to put a lot of themselves into their work, not to mention basing a lot of their financial decisions on the assumption that their job is "theirs." In a "faceless capitalism" scenario, the company's stake is far different than that of its employees.

As such, the natural response to something like outsourcing is resentment, and resentment breeds a variety of unwanted results, especially political ones. It's all very well to say that people shouldn't think that way, but the fact is that people do think that way.

299 posted on 03/01/2006 6:22:59 PM PST by r9etb
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