But it's certainly plausible that a US company could source work from a foreign workplace where conditions are as good as the equivalent American workplace, yet cheaper.
And it's possible that rainbows will come out of my ass. That is an incredibly naive assumption, and one that really has no business in a serious discussion.
Why do we prevent Western people from fairly competing for jobs? That is what the government does by having a minimum wage much higher than countries we trade with. It makes it illegal for the Western worker to compete.
This is another complete bullshit, "Western workers would be competitive if only we could pay them shit wages just like in China!" line. Yes, lets drive all wages down for workers in the US, so that none of them can afford to buy anything. I'm sure that'll be awesome.
Last time a help desk fell under my purview I quickly figured out that some of the lifers at best were ok, most were looking to do the least work and not get fired.
Considering most companies are seeking to get the most work for the least amount of money, I can't really blame them. Both sides are just exercising Capitalism.
No, because your point was that everyone should leave. I said that leaving would require all the things I mentioned above, and that most people aren't affected, and thus they probably wouldn't leave. So there really is no feedback loop for that.
I have a shortcut on one of my homescreens that can toggle it, but admittedly I don't use it that often. I have heard of people using things like Tasker to automatically schedule the phone to go to 2G overnight, while they're sleeping, and then going back to whatever they have in the morning.
Buying a new phone? Switching all your accounts over? Imagine if you had a family plan: Now you'd have to move every one on that plan over to the new carrier, and buy phones for all of them. Not exactly cheap.
And remember, this is just for new customers. Meaning that existing customers don't have a large incentive to switch, as they are largely unaffected. So you're asking a bunch of people who really don't have a reason to, to go through a large hassle in order to prove some point to a giant, monolithic company who's probably not going to notice them anyway.
It's possible, but there are also far easier and more reliable ways to have the cops out of your area. Starting a huge disturbance on the other side of town, for instance.
So get people jobs worth a shit. If you're gonna bring up that retarded stat that "only half of households pay income taxes", I'm going to point out that there are far more taxes that people pay besides the income tax, and those taxes typically are quite regressive and hit lower income households harder. Not to mention, if you aren't getting paid shit, then how would you be expected to pay anything in taxes?
If we let businesses keep the money they earn, then they'll hire fewer people.
They're not hiring anybody even if they're keeping their money. However, the Republicans have forced the problem of deficit at quite possibly the worst possible time, and raising taxes would go a long way toward relieving it.
Only the federal government wants to see people get jobs, therefore we must greatly increase taxes.
Well, the business community obviously doesn't. Neither do the Republicans, it seems.
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Yeah! How dare a country actually treat workers like people!
But it's certainly plausible that a US company could source work from a foreign workplace where conditions are as good as the equivalent American workplace, yet cheaper.
And it's possible that rainbows will come out of my ass. That is an incredibly naive assumption, and one that really has no business in a serious discussion.
That helps them. It doesn't really help us, except those at the top.
Why do we prevent Western people from fairly competing for jobs? That is what the government does by having a minimum wage much higher than countries we trade with. It makes it illegal for the Western worker to compete.
This is another complete bullshit, "Western workers would be competitive if only we could pay them shit wages just like in China!" line. Yes, lets drive all wages down for workers in the US, so that none of them can afford to buy anything. I'm sure that'll be awesome.
Eh, why it's always Americans who complain about slavery in China, India but on the other hand happily consume products from them?/quote.
Because those Americans who have a job can't afford to buy anything else, due to their shit wages.
It wouldn't help them, but it would surely help us out.
Maybe not absolutely destroyed, but because of moves like this, competition has increased, and therefore margins on PCs are razor thin.
Last time a help desk fell under my purview I quickly figured out that some of the lifers at best were ok, most were looking to do the least work and not get fired.
Considering most companies are seeking to get the most work for the least amount of money, I can't really blame them. Both sides are just exercising Capitalism.
he told me that his labor rate would triple if he told the people that were growing these long crystals how much each one was worth.
So his labor costs would triple if he weren't such a cheap asshole and paid his employees what they were worth? Imagine that.
Guess Verizon shouldn't have tried to fuck them over on contract negotiations.
No, because your point was that everyone should leave. I said that leaving would require all the things I mentioned above, and that most people aren't affected, and thus they probably wouldn't leave. So there really is no feedback loop for that.
Except it doesn't really illustrate that RIM is bad, and neither is Apple.
I have a shortcut on one of my homescreens that can toggle it, but admittedly I don't use it that often. I have heard of people using things like Tasker to automatically schedule the phone to go to 2G overnight, while they're sleeping, and then going back to whatever they have in the morning.
You mean, exactly like RIM's Blackberry Messenger?
I guarantee you it doesn't. At least it wouldn't if they actually kept up with their infrastructure.
Most Android phones do have a way to only use 2G networks, as opposed to 3G.
Wouldn't you rather just pay for what you use?
Considering that they're charging more for their limited "pay for what you use" plans than for the unlimited ones, no.
Buying a new phone? Switching all your accounts over? Imagine if you had a family plan: Now you'd have to move every one on that plan over to the new carrier, and buy phones for all of them. Not exactly cheap.
And remember, this is just for new customers. Meaning that existing customers don't have a large incentive to switch, as they are largely unaffected. So you're asking a bunch of people who really don't have a reason to, to go through a large hassle in order to prove some point to a giant, monolithic company who's probably not going to notice them anyway.
I doubt a system like the one in the article would be counting expired registrations.
It's possible, but there are also far easier and more reliable ways to have the cops out of your area. Starting a huge disturbance on the other side of town, for instance.
Partly, but I would imagine that it would take far less time for a former "hot spot" to become one again, and the cops would be back pretty soon.
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So get people jobs worth a shit. If you're gonna bring up that retarded stat that "only half of households pay income taxes", I'm going to point out that there are far more taxes that people pay besides the income tax, and those taxes typically are quite regressive and hit lower income households harder. Not to mention, if you aren't getting paid shit, then how would you be expected to pay anything in taxes?
Nice trolling. Except none of that has been said.
If we let businesses keep the money they earn, then they'll hire fewer people.
They're not hiring anybody even if they're keeping their money. However, the Republicans have forced the problem of deficit at quite possibly the worst possible time, and raising taxes would go a long way toward relieving it.
Only the federal government wants to see people get jobs, therefore we must greatly increase taxes.
Well, the business community obviously doesn't. Neither do the Republicans, it seems.
I don't think they're going to areas to arrest someone who's smoking a joint.