RE: a tad of good news

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

--- Elaine <http://www.hotmail.com/~et> wrote:
> Yes, for the long run.  This is way overdue, and is still months away
> from being passed.  People like me who have been unemployed 2 and a
> half years and are totally out of money, cannot wait any longer.  I
> will have to take anything I can find, and then I will no longer be
> unemployed, I will just be underemployed and that won't count.  If you
> and the others in the group can hold out, you may be able to take
> advantage of it.

Yes.  But, it's a great political issue.  If the Republicans dare to
oppose it, they're toast in the Fall.  If the President fails to sign
it, he'll likely be toast in the Fall.

> P.S.  I asked the people at the place where I'm temping where their IT
> department is.  They said "Bangalore".  I kid you not -- that's what
> they said.  They are owned by a parent company who has already
> outsourced their IT.

Yes.  About 1 out of every 16 companies I see have their IT in India or
Hong Kong.

> P.P.S.  If you saw the SF Chron for this past Sunday, the front page
> had an article called "Offshoring's Giant Target: the Bay Area".  In
> there they said that Silicon Valley could face export of 1 in 6 jobs,
> the worst in the nation.  Elsewhere, it's only 1 in 10.

I heard about the article, but didn't read it.  It is a bit of a
problem, but I think it will be a bigger political problem.  I predict a
slew of anti-outsourcing legislation for the next 2 years.  But,
hopefully, they'll provide training moneys or money for the schools,
which is really what should happen.