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Hillary Clinton Takes Data.gov Overseas

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-see-what-you-did-there dept.

theodp writes "ZDNet reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office issued a fact sheet during her visit to India confirming that the U.S. and India will be working together to develop an open source version of the Data.gov project, which was launched in 2009 by off-to-Harvard Federal CIO Vivek Kundra to serve as a central repository of data collected by the US government. The Hindu Business Line notes that Clinton was also pressed to exempt Indian techies in the States on H-1B or L1 visas from U.S. social security taxes, an exemption that, if granted, could reportedly result in savings of at least a billion dollars for the country's software industry."

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  1. Who taught them how to negotiate? by MikeRT · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Hindu Business Line notes that Clinton was also pressed to exempt Indian techies in the States on H-1B or L1 visas from US social security taxes, an exemption that, if granted, could reportedly result in savings of at least a billion dollars for the country's software industry."

    An exemption that would also cause an even more vitriolic backlash from American workers who would become even more expensive relative to Indian H1B and L1 holders because of a tax that only the Amish and a few others can avoid (for now).

    They'd have a case here if American developers could legally bow out of FICA. I'd take that deal without hesitation. I know a lot of developers who'd love to step outside that system and have the money for their 401ks and FSA/HSA instead.

    1. Re:Who taught them how to negotiate? by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      She's a Democrat. Democratic negotiating skills can best be described with the analogy of the poker player who starts the game by showing everyone all his cards--then tries to bluff.

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      SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  2. Re:H1-B karma burner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Having H1-B holders not make SS contributions seems reasonable to me

    The problem then is that it further incentivizes employers to hire an H1-B over an American citizen because the employer won't have to pay SS taxes on that employee.

  3. Re:in a counter move, the global IT union said by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    time to start listening to pete seeger (again).

    UNIONIZE.

    we need this, now. yes, unions can go too far. but corp america already HAS gone too far.

    I'd take union corruption over employer based corruption any day.

    turn of the 1900's - here we come again!

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    "It is now safe to switch off your computer."
  4. Re:Opting out of FICA by fhage · · Score: 4, Informative

    You would rather trust it to the government?

    Yes. Please ask someone old enough to remember the many, many private pension raids and bankruptcies in the 1960's & 70's. It got so bad the people demanded the government step in and enforce minimal standards and provide for insurance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act

    Historically, private investment funds were often set up by wealthy people to attract the life's savings of the working class. The market is then manipulated such that the "market makers" (Job Creators :) win at the expense of the common investor. Laws are passed to prevent the manipulation. Yet the problem persists.

    How many times has US government social insurance gone bankrupt? I wonder when young people will realize they are being led to slaughter using the soothing drone of FUD on all government.