[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: offshore businesses

What about our "offshore" Congress?

More recently, the Senate approved a bill aimed at restricting outsourcing of contracts from two federal departments. The House has not acted on similar legislation.

Gee, I wonder why the House is lagging. Here's a hint. These Washington-based India government organizations have more influence in "our" House of Representatives than we do

http://www.usindiafriendship.net/ and http://www.usinpac.com/

or see what some Americans have learned about the 170 members of Congress owned by the India government (the House India Caucus). See

http://www.outsourcecongress.org

or go directly to the IndiaPAC page at

http://www.outsourcecongress.org/rep/indiapac/

Don't even thnk about what the chi-coms own in Washington.

Though the free traders scream about government interfering they don't seem to mind India and Chinese governments' mucking up free trade as long as it benefits their "free trade" pocketbooks.

Also, somewhere out there in Googleland is a dollar amount that U.S. taxpayers (OPIC, Ex-Im Bank, special programs, etc.) have risked/spent supporting our "capitalist" corporations' efforts to build infrastructures and factories for India and China. To free traders that kind of government interference is "capitalism" -- as long as it benefits them.

[philosofy123]

The concept of lobbying as an acceptable method of influencing lawmakers has been abused greatly and no longer resembles its original intent. The regular people do not contribute money to politicians, and do not have the resources to lavish on congressmen as corporate lobbyists do. At the end, we can see how the lawmakers bend over backwards to accommodate the need of corporate America, even if that would destroy our population earning power, or job opportunities. Perhaps revision of lobbying laws to include equal time from the affected party may provide a relieve.

[EagleMamaMT]

"Also, somewhere out there in Googleland is a dollar amount that U.S. taxpayers (OPIC, Ex-Im Bank, special programs, etc.) have risked/spent supporting our "capitalist" corporations' efforts to build infrastructures and factories for India and China. To free traders that kind of government interference is "capitalism" -- as long as it benefits them."

Excellent point! The Free Traders L-O-O-V-E government intervention when it benefits the corporation but think it's anathema if it benefits the employees and "gores their ox". Bunch of hypocrites!