[ale] OT: Republicans Outsource

[anewton at ecotroph.net (Andrew Newton)]

Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 18:35, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> 
>>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11219
>>
>>This really sucks. Don't count on GW helping those who
>>lose their jobs because of outsourcing to India.
> 
> 
> If this is true, he just lost my vote. I'll toss it, and whatever spare cash 
> I can come up with to the leading Libertarian candidate, unless the Dems 
> come up with someone who shares anything resembling my beliefs (highly 
> unlikely). This is one political post that is worthy of discussion IMO, 
> although this will be the end of my participation in it. Aaron, this should 
> provide enough ammo for a Bush bashing of epic proportions! Let 'er rip!!!

It's called a market economy and I don't know how you expect 
Libertarian's to be on the side of protectionists  -- that seems to have 
a disconnect with what I've always been told the Libertarian's want.

Anyway, if you send out an RFP and get back two bids of equal quality 
but separate price, which one do you go with?

I have no desire to see my fellow American's out of work, but saying 
American's deserve jobs just because they are American's seems counter 
to that "all men are created equal" thing.  Or are some men just more 
equal than others.

Perhaps the American IT workers ought to focus on showing how they are 
better than off-shore workers.  Perhaps we ought to start dropping those 
meaningless vendor certifications in favor of higher education and 
Professional Engineering certifications like the other engineering 
disciplines have done.

-andy


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