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Down and Out in White-Collar America
XorNand writes "Fortune has a pretty sobering article on the employment situation for white-collar workers. By many accounts, we've never had it harder--the slump in the 80's primarily hit blue-collar workers. While bleak, things might be inching towards the light; as my econ professor says, jobs are the last thing to recover after a recession."
Companies realize that Outsourcing, whilst pleasing shareholders, ticks everyone else off.
Pleasing shareholders is going to do more to fix the economy that pleasing your so-called "everyone else".
I always have and will continue to buy made in the USA cars; Ford or GM, Cry-slur = crap and I heard they incorporated offshore. If Ford or GM go offshore then I'll make do with used cars.
survival of the fittest.
You will starve and die of the HIV.
Natures way of weeding out those not fit to breathe.
"Because of GDP growth and increased dependence on regressive forms of taxation"
Increased GDP, no shit, that is the whole point. There is a tax sweet spot that maximizes GDP growth. It sure the hell isn't 70% like it was in the bad old days. If taxes are above the g-spot, lowering them will increase revenue. If taxes are below the g-spot, increasing them will increase revenue.
P.S.- Sweden uses its tax system as a way to level out society, it is not to maximize tax revenue. Obviously you and pro-Sweden boy really are trying to use the tax system to do the same, but you are wrapping it in fraudulent claims. High taxes != high revenue and anyone who claims such is a economist quack.
I'd have to agree that the H1B program should be eliminated. It's a training ground for folks who return to their home countries & become the competition.
In addition, the immigration system needs to be overhauled. We do get get a benefit from the influx of bright people with new ideas, but the present system makes immigrants indentured servents for 5 years.
In the past, people who could contibute to building this country could come here, stay, and enter the workforce on an equal footing (yes, there are issues such as language). They didn't have to worry that they'd be deported if they left their job. They could contribute to this country to the best of their abilities.
The only thing that has changed is that we don't need as many strong backs, we need strong minds. The selection process needs to be changed. Letting companies select folks willing to work as indentured servents for 5 years assures that the brightest people, the ones this country needs the most, will not come.
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." --Napoleon Bonaparte
From January 20, 2001 to today, not even 2 and a half years has passed. Its just closing in on two years and five months. So it wasnt exactly 4 years or 3 BECAUSE IT WASNT AT ALL. And when you say he has one year left, I guess you're saying he'll be out of the White House next June?
You idiotic drivel is just tiresome, stop embarassing yourself like this. I feel sorry that you find so much time to post so much, but say so little of any value.
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