[CyberSpartacus]

You do not have a right to a job. I am in the same IT boat you are. But if an Indian can do a better job for less than he deserves it, period. If we are to regain these jobs the answer is to remove the costs imposed on my potential employers. Namely all the regulations which make my wages only half the cost of my employment. I can beat an Indian who only costs half as much as I do, but not when I cost 5 times as much as he does. Instead of begging big mommy to help us we should be telling her to get the H@LL out of the way.

[samuel_adams_us]

Read further, I didn't say you have a right to a job.

[Keyes2000mt]

Indian techs do not all do a better job. I'm a former tech. support agent (laid off so the jobs could go to Canada and India) and I had to fix so many things that Indian tech. support messed up.

I remember the guy who yelled at me for half an hour because some jerk in India had him run a Non-Destructive recovery before checking on a known issue. The guy's only problem was his CD-RW was not working. He had to reformat his Hard Drive and lose everything because of this tech.

Corporations that go to India don't care about customer service. They're cheapskates who'll sacrifice customer service for the bottom line.

I believe it's high time to impose tariffs, eliminate the income tax, and impose a National Sales tax. Lets protect American jobs. Lets take care of America first.

[Paul Ross]

We have the right to our national security...and the necessary industry that affords that. I suggest you look at this link which shows how the foreign liberals are now reveling in our declining industry...and weakening military posture. And these are not advocates of free trade, or anything other than socialism. They are cheering against us. Please rethink where this policy you are supporting is really taking us. Our enemies are gloating already in anticipation of our national collapse.

As for your own proposed 'Turn-Around' policy prescription: No amount of wage-cutting or rule-eliminations you will get you down to the China-competitive level, nor would you want to go, to the 'pennies per hour' that China is charging for its slave labor.

I am really surprised the CATO-ites have not emigrated en mass to China to celebrate their pseudo pure capitalism.