I have experinced the same thing as a programmer. I was laid-off during the burst and could not get a job because I was overqualified. People would not hire me for 35% less because they figured I would just leave when someone came up to what I am worth.
My solutions was simple, I started my own business until I was able to get a new job. I refuse to accept a full time position that will require me to give up that business and now I have a high paying full time job and a thriving programming business on the side. I suggest for any programmer that they do not sign any IP agreements and tie themselves into one company. Do not put all your eggs in one basket....
I am no longer afraid of the outsourcing issue becasue I have found that many of the major companies are oursourcing but many of the small businesses in your area do not know anyone in India and do not want to deal with someone they cannot see and talk too. There is a very fertile field of work that makes me plenty of money.
My formula does not work for everyone but it is what i have experienced.
Well the only thing really similar to this is the fact that these are political and economic systems. The biggest components you omitting from your comparison is private ownership and work incentive. The goal of communism is to make everyone equal by bringing the entire population to the lowest common denominator. In the Marx ideal the world is a perfect utopia where everyone has equal power and everyone lives the same.
The argument you are proposing seems to ultimately be trying to compare our society to socialist societies and the comparison just does not work. Saying communism is dysfunctional capitalist is like saying night is just dysfunctional daytime. The comparison just does not seem to work.
"monopoly capitalism".. "Jumbo Shrimp".. "Giant Pea" oxyMORON.... Someone needs to read a bit of history on the difference between communism and capitalism. You cannot even begin to say that the Soviet Union or Cuba are capitalist societies...
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I have experinced the same thing as a programmer. I was laid-off during the burst and could not get a job because I was overqualified. People would not hire me for 35% less because they figured I would just leave when someone came up to what I am worth.
My solutions was simple, I started my own business until I was able to get a new job. I refuse to accept a full time position that will require me to give up that business and now I have a high paying full time job and a thriving programming business on the side. I suggest for any programmer that they do not sign any IP agreements and tie themselves into one company. Do not put all your eggs in one basket....
I am no longer afraid of the outsourcing issue becasue I have found that many of the major companies are oursourcing but many of the small businesses in your area do not know anyone in India and do not want to deal with someone they cannot see and talk too. There is a very fertile field of work that makes me plenty of money.
My formula does not work for everyone but it is what i have experienced.
Well the only thing really similar to this is the fact that these are political and economic systems. The biggest components you omitting from your comparison is private ownership and work incentive. The goal of communism is to make everyone equal by bringing the entire population to the lowest common denominator. In the Marx ideal the world is a perfect utopia where everyone has equal power and everyone lives the same. The argument you are proposing seems to ultimately be trying to compare our society to socialist societies and the comparison just does not work. Saying communism is dysfunctional capitalist is like saying night is just dysfunctional daytime. The comparison just does not seem to work.
"monopoly capitalism" .. "Jumbo Shrimp" .. "Giant Pea" oxyMORON.... Someone needs to read a bit of history on the difference between communism and capitalism. You cannot even begin to say that the Soviet Union or Cuba are capitalist societies...