The word *upset* is used as an adjective for the election result. The ruling party was widely expected to win by a comfortable margin, but they were more or less routed. Hence, the election results were an 'upset'.... capish (*pun-intended)??
* India may now have an Italy born Prime Minister, of Italian descent.
"Why is it always the working man that must make the sacrifices, never the corporate fatcats?"
'Cos thats capitalism dude - the driving force is profit.
And why are you complaining about corporate heads? They are simply trying to make the stockholders happy (and making a buck in the process - but hey, who doesn't??). Ultimately, the stockholders (ironically, people like you and me) dictate the expectations, which influence policies like cost-cutting measures (read lay-off and outsourcing). Capish ??
When a countries economy starts depending on another country, they forge a relationship. If you take the time to look around you, you will see that most countries enjoy some kind of symbiotic relationship. In most cases this is with more than one country, and mutually beneficial.
As a way of example, the US depends on Mexico for labor, Canada,Venezuela and the Gulf countries for oil, China for manufactured goods, Japan and Korea for automotive products and recently, India and China for IT development.
Each of these countries depend on US and other countries for other things. As far as India goes, it has survived for generations without depending heavily on IT work from the US, and if, due to any reason, the recent outsourcing to India would stop, there would be numerous other countries who would jump to fill that gap. In the end, the US market would find it difficult to survive.
It is entirely my opinion (and u may disagree), that the recommendations are not entirely wrong..... or right, for that matter of fact.
Jobs are to be based and placed on qualifications. period. If you are Indian,Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian - but do not have the right qualifications, then no job..no VISA.
If Americans want to discriminate ONLY on the basis of nationality, then maybe they should all STOP GOING TO THE MALL, or any store ---- because if you take the time to LOOK, then you will see that the MAJORITY of goods are made in some asian country or other....(China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia )... ALL these industries (textile and garments, chips and processors, artifacts and pharmaceuticals), have their manufacturing units in some such country where labor is cheap. It has ALWAYS been that way... why should you expect that Software is any different.
Now, THINK...
If ALL the recommendations are adopted, do you think Americans will be much better off than the current date? I do not think so. Maybe marginally better off. Why not more? Because, the strategy of the investor and the CEO is guided by only one thing - MONEY. He will simply outsource. Just like he did to the manufacturing industry. Or the Textile industry. If you ask him not to do it, he will say : " This is Business, not personal", and will smile, and you are not better off... in fact, the situation has become even worse, because now there are not so many people coming into the US, who will be paying 40-50% tax and consume the goods here and pay Social Services without using them and add into the economy here....hence, THINK.
Maybe someday Americans may have to go to other countries looking for work.....or maybe not.
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The word *upset* is used as an adjective for the election result. The ruling party was widely expected to win by a comfortable margin, but they were more or less routed. Hence, the election results were an 'upset'.... capish (*pun-intended)??
* India may now have an Italy born Prime Minister, of Italian descent.
"Why is it always the working man that must make the sacrifices, never the corporate fatcats?"
'Cos thats capitalism dude - the driving force is profit.
And why are you complaining about corporate heads ? They are simply trying to make the stockholders happy (and making a buck in the process - but hey, who doesn't??). Ultimately, the stockholders (ironically, people like you and me) dictate the expectations, which influence policies like cost-cutting measures (read lay-off and outsourcing). Capish ??
When a countries economy starts depending on another country, they forge a relationship. If you take the time to look around you, you will see that most countries enjoy some kind of symbiotic relationship. In most cases this is with more than one country, and mutually beneficial. As a way of example, the US depends on Mexico for labor, Canada,Venezuela and the Gulf countries for oil, China for manufactured goods, Japan and Korea for automotive products and recently, India and China for IT development. Each of these countries depend on US and other countries for other things. As far as India goes, it has survived for generations without depending heavily on IT work from the US, and if, due to any reason, the recent outsourcing to India would stop, there would be numerous other countries who would jump to fill that gap. In the end, the US market would find it difficult to survive.
How metaphorically incredible is this comparison !!!
Ever hear of comparing apples and oranges ??
Prodi.
Which government? I was there for 25 years...paid my way through college, which had 2 computers in the entire computer science department.
It is entirely my opinion (and u may disagree), that the recommendations are not entirely wrong..... or right, for that matter of fact.
Jobs are to be based and placed on qualifications. period. If you are Indian,Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian - but do not have the right qualifications, then no job..no VISA.
If Americans want to discriminate ONLY on the basis of nationality, then maybe they should all STOP GOING TO THE MALL, or any store ---- because if you take the time to LOOK, then you will see that the MAJORITY of goods are made in some asian country or other....(China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia )... ALL these industries (textile and garments, chips and processors, artifacts and pharmaceuticals), have their manufacturing units in some such country where labor is cheap. It has ALWAYS been that way... why should you expect that Software is any different.
Now, THINK...
If ALL the recommendations are adopted, do you think Americans will be much better off than the current date? I do not think so. Maybe marginally better off. Why not more? Because, the strategy of the investor and the CEO is guided by only one thing - MONEY. He will simply outsource. Just like he did to the manufacturing industry. Or the Textile industry. If you ask him not to do it, he will say : " This is Business, not personal", and will smile, and you are not better off... in fact, the situation has become even worse, because now there are not so many people coming into the US, who will be paying 40-50% tax and consume the goods here and pay Social Services without using them and add into the economy here....hence, THINK.
Maybe someday Americans may have to go to other countries looking for work.....or maybe not.