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Smiling Sam does it again
It seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one case represents over $500 million dollars of American wages being sent to India. All the while Smiling Sam cuts contractor pay rates (last November), thereby putting more people in financial crisis, and turns around and gets a $60 million bonus for his efforts.

Greedy people like this are what has ruined our economy. Sending more jobs overseas in the midst of our worst economic crisis is tantamount to treason.
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Smiling Sam does it again  piapium2008 | 03/26/09
Re:Smiling Sam does it again  Haligonian | 03/26/09
Not to mention  GuidingLight | 03/26/09
True, to a point  ryumaou@... | 03/26/09
Asia working conditions  Opcom_ | 03/29/09
YOU'VE really bought the "global marketplace" concept, haven't you?  Still_Rockin | 03/26/09
Because salaries are just part of the problem.  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
Guess who has the #1 corporate tax ?  jaygee_z | 03/26/09
Um, I don't think so.  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
It's all in the spin I guess  jaygee_z | 03/26/09
I still don't think so; you're forgetting state taxes  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/27/09
Libertarian/Conservative/Corporatism/Fascist B.S.  maxx12 | 03/26/09
If you want to play association games, it's okay with me...  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
"Greedy people"?  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  iviewit | 03/26/09
Short Term Thinking - Long Term Risk  jdoe2000 | 03/26/09
Hear Hear!  SAStarling | 03/26/09
agreed!!!  darkog | 03/26/09
Mushroom Clouds  tcarlisle@... | 03/26/09
much worse than that  darkog | 03/26/09
Not to mention  medezark@... | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  B4ME | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  BTKelly07@... | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  web012@... | 03/26/09
Who Loves You Baby?  robertmro | 03/26/09
Yeah, maybe...  SAStarling | 03/26/09
pull the plug  darkog | 03/26/09
What "perks" would those be?  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
taxes...  mgolden | 03/26/09
Well obviously, the "givebacks" weren't enough...  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
well maybe.....  LouAbraham@... | 03/26/09
Perhaps they are.  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
not enough  medezark@... | 03/26/09
What "perks" would those be?  Daiv_Skinner | 03/26/09
Facts  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
What?  Daiv_Skinner | 03/26/09
Excuse me?  medezark@... | 03/26/09
And yet...  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  LifeInDecline | 03/26/09
Don't temp them!  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
I hear hired shouters in some of these postings  lost in Texas | 03/26/09
"almost no power left in America"?  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/26/09
Hired SHOUTERS?  Daiv_Skinner | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  john@... | 03/26/09
wAKE UP  mturro@... | 03/26/09
Corporate WAR!!!  -jhw- | 03/26/09
National Accountability  msparks@... | 03/26/09
Yup. You're right  george.supreeth@... | 03/26/09
Wal-Mart  Daiv_Skinner | 03/26/09
What does IBM stand for?  Keeping Current | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  EJD | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  joel.godwin@... | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  mgolden | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  mgolden | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  mgolden | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  mgolden | 03/26/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  maxx12 | 03/26/09
Yes, by all means look at Germany  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/27/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  maxx12 | 03/26/09
Non Sequitur  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/27/09
...and speaking of pampered executives...  JohnMcGrew@... | 03/27/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  Social Responsibility | 03/27/09
Re: IBM layoffs -- the Global workforce  Stan_Lee | 04/01/09
I respectfully disagree...  Spuddrok | 04/05/09
Outsourcing customers  viztor | 04/08/09
RE: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent  Neutron Jack | 06/08/09

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