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Another industry lost....
The jobs migragtion is still in an early stage - if the code can be written for the kind of savings talked about, it is a matter of time before these jobs exit the US. Since short-term "bottom-line" thinking rules the day in the US - you are kidding yourself if you think jobs are secure here. Only issues like identity-theft, security or branding damage might stem the flow.

The gains of "free trade" were sold to us be people who emphasized the gains to the multinationals while not spelling out the exact cost to most americans. Not only are americans losing many manufacturing and now service jobs overseas, but now resources will also go. All our commodity goods, (steel, concrete, oil) will get more expensive and in turn will ultimately increase finished goods prices which will be increasingly unaffordable to americans who have downsized into lower value/paying jobs.

Most countries will protect a industry while it can grow - but not the US!!. And our loss of industies (consumer electronics, consumer goods, autos, and now furniture, large appliances, aerospace, computer, etc) will continue to grow. Maybe it was a mistake letting big businss run the US government.
Posted by: redstone   Posted on: 07/16/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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And substantial amount of higher-level work is moved offshore  ChinesePhDinCA | 07/15/05
So what should they major in instead?  LateBlt | 07/15/05
forget business skills, I would learn IT  wildranger | 07/15/05
I hope you're right...  LateBlt | 07/15/05
if you were an employer which person would you pick...  wildranger | 07/16/05
They can still try for it  Mark Miller | 07/16/05
yep I agree...but  wildranger | 07/16/05
get real!  icorson1 | 07/16/05
Media vs. Reality  Erik1234 | 07/17/05
sorry, but not quite accurate....  wildranger | 07/17/05
Paper Qualification vs. Actual Qualifications  Erik1234 | 07/18/05
Ironically these are AMONG the majors that should be EMPHASIZED  michael_t | 07/17/05
we must regain entry-level IT jobs to survive  wildranger | 07/15/05
entry level is very important  zzz1234567890 | 07/15/05
Can you tell me specifics of IT position?  kaizada | 07/16/05
one recommendation  wildranger | 07/16/05
OffShore Is Not A Solution  flipper1975wat@... | 07/16/05
changing american dreams  pesky_z | 07/16/05
If I had a kid...  wildranger | 07/16/05
American Culture  Erik1234 | 07/17/05
American Innovation in Information Technology is the key...  wildranger | 07/17/05
It's more that Innovation  Erik1234 | 07/18/05
You are absolutely right.  michael_t | 07/17/05
Protectionism  Erik1234 | 07/17/05
What is the American dream?  voska | 07/18/05
Another industry lost....  redstone | 07/16/05
more foreign companies buy services from us than us from them  wildranger | 07/16/05
Jobs like what? Disk drive swappers? (nt)  michael_t | 07/17/05
Proposition to consider.  Anton Philidor | 07/18/05
Entry level work. Grunt work. Yeah, that's a living at minimum wage...  HypnoToad | 07/18/05

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