A Question for Pro-Globalization, Pro-OutSourcing People

[Yavin4]

Without the 3 million+ IT jobs to collect taxes from, how do you propose paying for the myriad of government programs that you advocate so hard for?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

1. good question

Maybe the pro-corporate globalization, pro-outsourcing people don't really want the social programs. Just like Bush's tax cuts are being used to defund social programs, the outsourcing of jobs will do the same thing.

Perhaps the pro-corporate Dems and the Republicans agree?

[Nobody]

2. Another question for the pro-outsourcing folks

Why is it OK to lay off existing workers and replace them with new ones who will have to be trained all over again?

Laying off existing full time workers cuts the company off from the experience and knowledge of the people laid off. It destroys morale in the ones who are left. And if these laid off people are going to be replaced, regardless of who replaces them: local temps with no benefits or people in other countries working for pennies, these new workers are comparitively inexperienced. They don't know who to call when they need an answer on Topic X and they don't know where the line is drawn when offering refunds.

It doesn't matter what the job is, there is still a learning curve and replacing workers starts that learning curve from the beginning.

Why is this a good thing?

[johan]

3. exactly

IBM. intel, Microsoft investing billions in India and CHINA. I mean, when is this going to end?

[supernova]

4. The only way globalization will work

in an equitable manner is if workers are able to pick up and move across borders just as easily as corporations do.