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Outsourcing is Good
| Sat, 01-31-2004 - 11:22am |
Some critics argue that "outsourcing" of service sector employment to foreign countries will lead to a serious decline in U.S. white-collar jobs. In reality, outsourcing will reshape but not undermine U.S. service sector employment, making companies more efficient. It will also benefit consumers and export businesses...

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I don't like what China is doing, but I don't know that I'd call it stealing. Every company that manufactures their products in China knows that they are giving up the rights to their patents & technology; it's the law.
Renee
No. Foreign investors send $ here no matter what the dollar is doing.
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Everybody is including China & Mexico who are experiencing a net loss of jobs despite all the ones we are sending them.
Renee
Only if you assume communities and the people that live in them are passive victims.
<< This is a serious problem for rural America and is made worse by policies that take good jobs out of this country>>
Which policies would this be?
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Right. Owners & investors always benefit when they can serve their customers better with such things as more variety and lower prices.
Renee
How do you all feel about your medical/personal information going overseas due to outsourcing? We here in the USA must follow the privacy/HIPAA laws, how do we know they are doing the same? If they are not why do we have these laws.?! I work for a large insurance company and we outsource. Think of what information is on a claim form that is sent out for outsourcing. Just curious if anyone has thought about this when we are talking about outsourcing.
Small town America is dying out for many different reasons, but with comments like those that were express some of if is a fact. The people in those towns need to look for large companies to settle in their towns. But lets face it, when a large company closes it's doors in a rural area you either move with the company if you can, or more than likely you will have to move yourself. That's very sad it happens, however it is something that has been going on for years. Perfect example is route 66 how the super highways have affected the old country roads. Time moves on...
For all the jobs that have been lost, more have been created, and even more people are opening their own businesses. There was some information out today about how, new entrepreneurs are showing up as out of work in the jobless statistics.
Renee
Renee
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