"I'm not saying that this is a good or a bad thing"
Please. I'll say it for you - this is a very bad thing. I saw an economist on Lou Dobb's Friday program saying that with all the Tech and Services jobs going overseas, "...if our future isn't in Tech and Services, I don't know what it is in".
Agreed.
If these trade agreements aren't revisited and revisited damn soon, it IS going to plunge the company into a serious recession or depression. We're shipping an ungodly amount of our jobs, wealth, and future everywhere else but the USA.
I'm sure it's easy for all of these other countries to have grossly better wages when they are: barely developed, have no labor laws, no environmental laws, etc.
Kerry for President! Bush isn't doing a damn thing about it and his chief economic adviser things offshoring is a wonderful thing!
I didn't think episode 4 was that great, but I'll never understand knocking episode 5. I've watched that a million times with my kids. IMHO, episode 5 is the best of the 5 to date.
"I do not know if I work for an offshoring abuser or not."
Here, let me help you out then. If your employer believes they have no obligation to the country where their business is located and intend to ship most of the jobs overseas, they are an "...offshore abuser".
Carly Fiarini claimed that "...no one has a God given right to expect a job" but yet locates her company in the USA where she enjoys manifold benefits of the US economy and government. For instance, she drove into work on nicely maintained roads and doesn't need to worry about an outlaw gang busting in the front doors and shooting the whole place up.
While she may believe she doesn't have a theological reason to offer jobs, she does have an American responsibility. "This is not a marketplace, it's a nation" - Lou Dobbs.
Of course it's unfair! That's the point I'm making.
American companies have to comply with osha, environmental law, labor law, etc., AND AND AND have a 30% tariff added to their goods.
China has to comply with NONE of that and only has a 3% tariff.
Gosh, I wonder who's goods are cheaper???? LOL!
I understand "free trade" and what it is supposed to mean and do, what has that got to do with what's going on now? This isn't "free trade", this is an ongoing rape to American businesses.
While the college degree disparity may have held true historically, we're about to see if it will continue to hold true in the age of the Internet where doing a job can be done without boundaries.
What he wants is equality. Why would anyone in China buy his atificially inflated products? China's products are only inflated 3% coming into the US. That's great for US consumers! The 29.9% tariff is horrible for the American company.
How about both companies having a 3% tariff???? Better yet, until China has labor/environmental laws that are enforced, THEY should have the 29.9% tariff and he should get the 3% tariff.
Honestly, whoever agreed to these trade laws was totally asleep at the wheel.
Wow, that starting salary must be appreciated by all 5 graduates who were able to find jobs.
Honestly, until something is seriously done by the government and companies (determing a percentage that can be offshored, completely redoing the tariffs in the so-called "free trade" agreements, etc.), it's difficult to make a case for going to a college or university. To train for what? Everyone behind a desk is vulnerable to being offshored.
Thankfully, Lou Dobb's program is putting the spotlight on this issue each evening! Tonight, he's going to focus on the companies who are the worst abusers of offshoring. Last night, he focused on the owner of a Tool and Die shop who is complaining that "free trade" has ruined his business and it's about to go under. His specific complaints were that tariffs on his stuff going to China is 29.9%. Stuff coming from China to the US has a tariff of 3%. In Mexico, they freely use and dump chemicals that he would go to jail for dumping. This is free trade? Our elected officials agreed to this? Holy cow! The playing field is not level or even close to being level.
Until the tariffs are equal and labor/enviromental issues are equal with our trade partners, America is going to continue to lose jobs, companies, and wealth. Our future is slowly being flushed down the porcelin convenience. Our own beloved industry - IT - has near double-digit unemployment. Good luck to new graduates trying to enter.
You are to be applauded sir! My wife and I share the same values.
How is a double income family a bad thing? Answer: When Day Care employees are raising your children.
The next generation of Day Care raised children is going to be frightening. They just weren't around mommy and daddy long enough to be trained to interface with society.
I agree. It's appalling how this issue isn't even on Bush's radar. Kerry speaks about it constantly.
I've been a Republican all my life. No more. This president is reigning over the worst jobs situation since the Great Depression. We sure as hell can't put up with 4 more years of this!...and everyone needs to be watching Lou Dobb's program each night on CNN for his analysis on offshoring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm thrilled over the potential processing power of the new Xbox. I love my Xbox and more Xbox goodness is headed our way.
I have mixed feelings about backwards compatibility. While being able to play current games on the next Xbox would be nice; too often, hardware/software is seriously crippled because of backwards compatibility. I would dare say that a lot of the long overdue innovation in Microsoft's Windows line was due to being handcuffed with compatibility issues. It may be that someone or Microsoft will release an emulator for the old games as well after the next Xbox is released. That is a possibility.
I totally don't understand not putting a hard drive in the system. That is a monster step backwards. What are they thinking? I enjoy being able to download and play new levels for current games, that would probably not be possible without a hard drive.
The one thing I'm most concerned about and I don't hear anything about yet, is, are they going to allow a keyboard and a mouse on the next Xbox? That needs to get done. Sony allows it on the PS2. The Xbox is never going to be strong in the MMO arena without allowing a keyboard and a mouse. First-person-shooters would be much more enjoyable with a keyboard and a mouse too.
People who develop using Microsoft technology (.Net) are just insane. How long will it be before parts of the.Net Web Services XML formats are proprietary as well?
How to make a non-proprietary format (XML) proprietary. Gee, wouldn't it just be simpler to cut XML out of Office entirely than to throw legions of lawyers and patents at it?
I can see the headlines now - "RIAA and Microsoft make double bust - RIAA found illegal MP3s and Microsoft found someone using XML output from Office".
Microsoft - "How far do you want your head up your backside today?"
I obviously know who you're referring to about getting killed off in the NJO series. I also agree with you that it improved the Star Wars universe. It allows for my dialogue now.
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"I'm not saying that this is a good or a bad thing"
Please. I'll say it for you - this is a very bad thing. I saw an economist on Lou Dobb's Friday program saying that with all the Tech and Services jobs going overseas, "...if our future isn't in Tech and Services, I don't know what it is in".
Agreed.
If these trade agreements aren't revisited and revisited damn soon, it IS going to plunge the company into a serious recession or depression. We're shipping an ungodly amount of our jobs, wealth, and future everywhere else but the USA.
I'm sure it's easy for all of these other countries to have grossly better wages when they are: barely developed, have no labor laws, no environmental laws, etc.
Kerry for President! Bush isn't doing a damn thing about it and his chief economic adviser things offshoring is a wonderful thing!
If this were used at Microsoft, would this mean that the automated system would never be used?
I didn't think episode 4 was that great, but I'll never understand knocking episode 5. I've watched that a million times with my kids. IMHO, episode 5 is the best of the 5 to date.
OMG! The Force and my Mastercard will be with me!!!!
The obligation is to balance American concerns with business priorities.
"I do not know if I work for an offshoring abuser or not."
Here, let me help you out then. If your employer believes they have no obligation to the country where their business is located and intend to ship most of the jobs overseas, they are an "...offshore abuser".
Carly Fiarini claimed that "...no one has a God given right to expect a job" but yet locates her company in the USA where she enjoys manifold benefits of the US economy and government. For instance, she drove into work on nicely maintained roads and doesn't need to worry about an outlaw gang busting in the front doors and shooting the whole place up.
While she may believe she doesn't have a theological reason to offer jobs, she does have an American responsibility. "This is not a marketplace, it's a nation" - Lou Dobbs.
It's worth it to you to rack up over $150k of expenses over 4 years to get laid?
You're a bad businessman.
Of course it's unfair! That's the point I'm making.
American companies have to comply with osha, environmental law, labor law, etc., AND AND AND have a 30% tariff added to their goods.
China has to comply with NONE of that and only has a 3% tariff.
Gosh, I wonder who's goods are cheaper???? LOL!
I understand "free trade" and what it is supposed to mean and do, what has that got to do with what's going on now? This isn't "free trade", this is an ongoing rape to American businesses.
While the college degree disparity may have held true historically, we're about to see if it will continue to hold true in the age of the Internet where doing a job can be done without boundaries.
What he wants is equality. Why would anyone in China buy his atificially inflated products? China's products are only inflated 3% coming into the US. That's great for US consumers! The 29.9% tariff is horrible for the American company.
How about both companies having a 3% tariff???? Better yet, until China has labor/environmental laws that are enforced, THEY should have the 29.9% tariff and he should get the 3% tariff.
Honestly, whoever agreed to these trade laws was totally asleep at the wheel.
Wow, that starting salary must be appreciated by all 5 graduates who were able to find jobs.
Honestly, until something is seriously done by the government and companies (determing a percentage that can be offshored, completely redoing the tariffs in the so-called "free trade" agreements, etc.), it's difficult to make a case for going to a college or university. To train for what? Everyone behind a desk is vulnerable to being offshored.
Thankfully, Lou Dobb's program is putting the spotlight on this issue each evening! Tonight, he's going to focus on the companies who are the worst abusers of offshoring. Last night, he focused on the owner of a Tool and Die shop who is complaining that "free trade" has ruined his business and it's about to go under. His specific complaints were that tariffs on his stuff going to China is 29.9%. Stuff coming from China to the US has a tariff of 3%. In Mexico, they freely use and dump chemicals that he would go to jail for dumping. This is free trade? Our elected officials agreed to this? Holy cow! The playing field is not level or even close to being level.
Until the tariffs are equal and labor/enviromental issues are equal with our trade partners, America is going to continue to lose jobs, companies, and wealth. Our future is slowly being flushed down the porcelin convenience. Our own beloved industry - IT - has near double-digit unemployment. Good luck to new graduates trying to enter.
You are to be applauded sir! My wife and I share the same values.
How is a double income family a bad thing? Answer: When Day Care employees are raising your children.
The next generation of Day Care raised children is going to be frightening. They just weren't around mommy and daddy long enough to be trained to interface with society.
ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!
I agree with all your points and was about to say the same thing.
Amen!
I agree. It's appalling how this issue isn't even on Bush's radar. Kerry speaks about it constantly.
...and everyone needs to be watching Lou Dobb's program each night on CNN for his analysis on offshoring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been a Republican all my life. No more. This president is reigning over the worst jobs situation since the Great Depression. We sure as hell can't put up with 4 more years of this!
RIAA has similar strategy.
WTF is HIS email address???
I'm thrilled over the potential processing power of the new Xbox. I love my Xbox and more Xbox goodness is headed our way.
I have mixed feelings about backwards compatibility. While being able to play current games on the next Xbox would be nice; too often, hardware/software is seriously crippled because of backwards compatibility. I would dare say that a lot of the long overdue innovation in Microsoft's Windows line was due to being handcuffed with compatibility issues. It may be that someone or Microsoft will release an emulator for the old games as well after the next Xbox is released. That is a possibility.
I totally don't understand not putting a hard drive in the system. That is a monster step backwards. What are they thinking? I enjoy being able to download and play new levels for current games, that would probably not be possible without a hard drive.
The one thing I'm most concerned about and I don't hear anything about yet, is, are they going to allow a keyboard and a mouse on the next Xbox? That needs to get done. Sony allows it on the PS2. The Xbox is never going to be strong in the MMO arena without allowing a keyboard and a mouse. First-person-shooters would be much more enjoyable with a keyboard and a mouse too.
"It's like Office but free and doesn't crash."
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stay in computing, just stay out of Microsoft's twisted proprietary world.
Paranoid Microsoft never changes.
.Net Web Services XML formats are proprietary as well?
People who develop using Microsoft technology (.Net) are just insane. How long will it be before parts of the
How to make a non-proprietary format (XML) proprietary. Gee, wouldn't it just be simpler to cut XML out of Office entirely than to throw legions of lawyers and patents at it?
I can see the headlines now - "RIAA and Microsoft make double bust - RIAA found illegal MP3s and Microsoft found someone using XML output from Office".
Microsoft - "How far do you want your head up your backside today?"
I obviously know who you're referring to about getting killed off in the NJO series. I also agree with you that it improved the Star Wars universe. It allows for my dialogue now.
...like me.