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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: gmaof3 on October 08, 2008, 08:00:54 AM

Title: Jobs going overseas
Post by: gmaof3 on October 08, 2008, 08:00:54 AM
I have maybe a stupid question someone can answer.  Who is going to do something about keeping work in America?  I have just received word that the company I work for may have to close its doors due to AMERICAN companies outsourcing work overseas.  They claim they can get the work done for 50% less than what we make to do it.  They readily admit that the quality of the work will not be the same, but its all about the bottom dollar.  So the doctors are going to send our work to India but when I go to the doctor my cost isn't going to be cut in 1/2, so where does that leave the American people?  Until they stop sending U.S work overseas and keep it here at home we're all eventually gonna be screwed.  What ever happened to "buy American"?  Between the outsourcing overseas and hiring illegals to do the work here, an honest working person can't even make enough to pay the light bill.  Kinda sucks if ya ask me.   
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: flo on October 08, 2008, 08:12:09 AM
I agree with you big time.  Has anybody heard either of the presidential candidates say anything about this subject? I haven't and it's something that really needs to be adressed.
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: pam on October 08, 2008, 08:26:33 AM
Just google each candidate on job outsourcing and all kinds of stuff comes up.
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: mtcookson on October 09, 2008, 04:10:33 PM
I think the candidates have said plenty on keeping jobs here (or sending them away)... its just the wording that people don't tend to understand. Raise the taxes and the businesses will leave. Lower the taxes and the businesses will be more willing to stay.

Now... who is it that wants to raise taxes on the rich (i.e. business that make a lot of money). Obama!

Aaaannnddd... who is it that wants to cut taxes for businesses? McCain!
(whom gets a lot of flak from the other candidate for wanting to lower business taxes...) The other candidate being Obama...
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: flo on October 09, 2008, 04:17:20 PM
 ::) ::) ::) mmmmmmmmm, I don't know whom.  Has that been discussed on this politics thread?  ;D ;D :-*
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: mtcookson on October 09, 2008, 04:50:26 PM
Click here ----->hello!<----- then hold the Control button and press A and my post above will reveal all! :laugh:
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: Teresa on October 10, 2008, 09:38:36 AM
didn't work..
fix it!  :)
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: dnalexander on October 10, 2008, 10:54:10 AM
Hello! to you.

David
Title: Re: Jobs going overseas
Post by: Teresa on October 10, 2008, 01:28:25 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I get it now..
There are answers in your post ( in white that can not be seen)
If you click your mouse in the space provided my young Mark.. then do the control button and the letter A it will bring up those answers ................cool.

( Or you can cheat like I did and just highlight the whole first post of his..  ;) ) Then it will show up.