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Outsourcing As A Source Of U.S. Jobs

An anonymous reader writes "The Economic Times, India's leading financial newspaper, reports that Diana Farrell, Director, McKinsey Global Institute during her speech at Nasscom 2004 said that Bureau of Labour Statistics is predicting a job gain of 22m in the US by 2010, against a job loss of 2m, due to offshoring. You can read the full article here."

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  1. Outsource This! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


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  2. Re:Some more statistics on the subject by kir · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sure... take the facts and completely ignore them. Warping anything so it fits in your little distorted view of the world must come in very handy when arguing with someone.

    Perhaps things ARE JUST NOT THAT BAD?

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  3. Re:things are bad by kir · · Score: -1, Troll

    WOW! That sure was a nice post. I'm surprised it's not been ranked "Score: 5, Insightful".

    Your angry denial works just as well when describing your willful ignorance of the additional facts in the posts that you merely deny.

    I'm not angry. Really. But I'll be damned if you're not.

    Why do you like the growth of the vast multitude of unemployed and underemployed? Why are you so sure of your own job? Do you work for the RNC? Better get your check while there's still money left in the Treasury to loot, or get your head out of the sand and help do something about the lies and misleadership.

    OK... First of all, the vast multitude of unemployed and underemployed in the U.S. exaggerated. The entire world is in an unemployment slump and the U.S. is nearly a point under the world average (not bad if you ask me, regardless of what party holds power).

    I'm not sure of my own job. Is anyone? I live in the real world where things completely out of my control can affect my life. However, I'm completely sure of my abilities to find a new job (I've done it before). It may take a while, but I've prepared for that. Oh yeah... and I'm willing to move to get a job - something a lot of people won't do.

    What does the RNC have to do with this? The economy is run by the Republicans? It's all their fault? Oh wait... It's all Dubya's fault. I forgot. The day he took office the economic charts started dipping. It's not like they were already dipping prior to his taking office. No? Couldn't be.

    . . .get your head out of the sand and help do something about the lies and misleadership.

    Like you? Bitching and moaning on slashdot? I'm sure that'll get a lot accomplished. Besides, I don't think there is any more lying going on in this administration than there was in the previous. However crazy my last statement may sound to you, deep down, you know I'm right.

    I am NOT a troll.

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  4. Er .... no ... by cascadingstylesheet · · Score: 0, Troll

    After the debacle of Reagan's supply side, the last time these unemployment numbers were close to this high (excepting Bush Sr's next-closest nadir), you'd think this nonsense would be rejected. But I guess greed blinds even the survival instinct, when so much loot is flying through the air, without any merit to where it lands.

    I guess you're too young to actually know what you're talking about ... the double digit inflation and unemployment were Carter's. "Supply-side" got us out of that.

  5. Re:Oh, yeah by cascadingstylesheet · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apparently you didn't read the word "unemployment". Double-digit unemployment was Carter, the cure was Reagan.

  6. Re:things are bad by kir · · Score: 0, Troll

    I didn't really provide a defense for "Bush's" economy? It's not even his economy. The President has very little to do with the way the economy runs. The President has the most influence on foriegn policy (I'm sure you could go on and on about this too. Bush lied! Bush lied!). You're just a pissed off liberal who didn't get his way in Florida.

    There was no doubletalk and the only statement I made that I could have, but did not, backed up with facts was the following.

    The entire world is in an unemployment slump and the U.S. is nearly a point under the world average (not bad if you ask me, regardless of what party holds power).

    Here is a link for some facts. We are in a slump.

    As for my "feeler", that's exactly what it was. You came back with exactly what I suspected. You're a very angry person who has a very narrow view of the world.

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  7. Re:The rich, backwards by MBraynard · · Score: 1, Troll

    Clinton never raised capital gains taxes - in fact he cut them by about a third (28% to 20%). Sorry stupid. I guess that this got moded up to 5 demonstrates the idiocy of the /. moderators, and that you are as likely to get a decent post at -1 (where this will be moderated to with a quickness) as you are at 5 - at least on anything other than how to get Linux to run on your 1980 promotional Star Wars Seiko watch that came with your happy meal.

  8. Re:Sauces, use thereof by instarx · · Score: 0, Troll

    The main objective being to motivate shareholders and executives to think of the company's long term best interest and not just jack up earnings by cutting maintenance, R&D, selling the family jewels, etc.

    Don't blame shareholders - they have almost no influence on the corporate direction unless they are major shareholders. Although it is possible for shareholders to vote executives out, in reality it is almost impossible. Blame the executives directly.

    If there were a similar way to make politicians or the public fiscally-minded, too, it would be nice.

    Don't blame the public - they have almost no influence on the deficit direction. In fact, a major plank of the GOP platform has always been deficit reduction and less government spending. No politician gets elected by promising to increase the deficit. I can hear it now: G.W.Bush in 1999 - Elect me in 2000! I promise to take a 1.5 trillion dollar surplus and make it a 3.7 trilllion dollar deficit in four short years! Think he would have been eleced? No way. Blame the liers directly!

    Of course one could argue that Bush wasn't elected at all.