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The hidden cost of offshoring
Well, when you take a programmer who has a family who makes $50,000 a year. He is out of a job, has to take on 2 part-time jobs not even making close to what he was making before. The tax base has to go up to cover what he is not contributing anymore. Not only that, lost money he spends, his house may be foreclosed on, and so on.

The living standards in America are falling down because of some liberal lies stating we live to well. I guess we all need to live in mud huts with disease to match the rest of the 3rd world. I am not agreeing with this garbage of lowering my living standard when a loaf of bread cost $2 and gas cost $2-3 a gallon. It cost more money to live now than ever, with wages not making inflation it is causing a bigger divide across the nation. All because of some fat cat Congress member wanting more taxes because of the hundreds of thousands of jobs wiped out by offshoring/outsourcing.

The USA is a 'Service Economy' of offshoring anything that cost money, pretty soon the only jobs are going to be burger hut or Mao_Mart from China...
Posted by: Linux User 1   Posted on: 11/05/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Iron curtain  Linux User 1 | 11/04/06
You need to buy a clue  mrlinux | 11/06/06
"Interesting times"  code_flogger | 11/06/06
When you sell Blue Sky...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/04/06
Very true  Linux User 1 | 11/04/06
I agree; hard work, dedication, and quality are meaningless.  HypnoToad | 11/05/06
Not to forget, the offshored labor is all cue card action.  HypnoToad | 11/05/06
The whole big box store  Linux User 1 | 11/05/06
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Commodities but because of cheap labor...  Linux User 1 | 11/05/06
NAFTA??? China???  CMKRNL | 11/06/06
Three of your statements  John Zern | 11/06/06
Stop. Please.  Crashy-Crashy | 11/07/06
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IBM??  techboy_z | 11/06/06
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"hill of beans"  varick | 11/07/06
Open? source.  roboman1@... | 11/08/06
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