[ArneFufkin]

I'm not worried about an influx of L-1, H-1B or any other imported labor from India, Mexico, Canada or China, you are. I'm not worried about having my job outsourced to a Third World individual, you are. The people smarter than me I want working for, or with, me. You don't. You're not a conservative, you're an AFL-CIO Gephart goon.

[Tokhtamish]

My God, you are in a really intense state of panicky denial about your career prospects, aren't you ? I can smell an overcompensated inferiority complex a mile away.

It's all right if you're afraid, ArneFufkin. You have excellent reason to be.

[hedgetrimmer]

You're name calling and bragging about yourself. Its not only boring, it takes away from any point you actually want to make that supports your stance.

[FITZ]

I'm not worried about having my job outsourced to a Third World individual, you are.

Yes because you might be an elite. Look at countries like Mexico where 10% of the population is actually doing very very well. I think I'll always have a job ---- but it's not really about a handful of people doing well, what makes this country different than a third world country was having a very large middle class that was doing pretty well. If we care about America, we have to care about the average American, the Founding Fathers did that --- they could easily have set up an aristocracy and become the aristocrats, but they had a greater vision.

[StolarStorm]

If you own a business I can see your point from a purely selfish standpoint. However, most people don't and can't own a business and they are dependent on jobs. When you consider that the average professional IT person spends over 100 grand on an education and pays high taxes, it isn't possible for them to compete with a third worlder with a free education and low taxes. You see, bloated government created this problem, so those of us seeking government changes aren't totally out of our minds.

Either the government has to downsize itself dramatically and lower the tax burden (and somehow lower the cost of education) or we need some form of protectionism. Granted the best course would be for the government to downsize itself... but we all know that isn't going to happen anytime soon... if ever. So your points are correct from a ideological and theoretical viewpoint... but wrong when you consider current reality. Now.... if you really just don't care if America becomes similiar to a third world nation with just two classes (rich like you and poor) than certainly continue to hold you position. Don't come crying to use though when the majority poor votes in out and out socialism. We won't shed a tear for you... because you didn't give a damn about us.