Outsourcing, who benefits?

[Anonymous]

Silicon Valley insider and India specialist, Sramana Mitra says you can
get your low-level work, such as data entry done in India for $2 an
hour, basic programming for $5 an hour, and webmaster-level work for $10
an hour.

And it's easy to find such workers: elance.com, odesk.com, and guru.com.

She does recommend you interview them (Skype video and audio calls are
free worldwide) and ask for references. Be sure they can communicate
effectively verbally and in writing--You want to be sure they understand
what you want done.

Also, try them out on a $50 or $100 project before hiring them for a biggie.

I'd imagine that reading this is scary to Americans who have invested a
fortune in college and expect $30-100 an hour, plus benefits, 12 weeks a
year of Family and Marriage Leave, rights to sue for wrongful
termination, etc.

[liberal]

On Nov 22, 4:54 pm, Mr.B1ack <b...@barrk.net> wrote:
> Outsourcing/offshoring benifits the principle
> investors in the so-disposed corporations ...
> but practically nobody else, at least in the
> medium/long term. Oh sure, you can buy cheaper
> rags for your unemployed family at Wal-Mart ...
> but that isn't putting them back to work, is it ?

One of your few (and far between) valid arguments.

>
> In short, it's yet another scheme to squeeze every
> drop of blood out of domestic workers and then leave
> their dried-up corpses for the vultures. Multiple
> governments/administrations, Dems and GOP,  have made
> it easier and more profitible to offshore too ...
> making it crystal clear just WHOSE best interests they
> have at heart.
>
> Alas, unemployment/down-ployment rates are getting
> SO high now that there's a real chance of a 'workers
> revolt'. What forms that might take, and whether there
> is enough left to fight over, is unclear. Oh, and
> it won't change the fact that China and India have
> already become industrial giants essentially impossible
> to compete with .....

I'm no so sure. Both nations historically have been trapped in feudal
social systems. Neither have shown any evidence of being innovative
societies. Of course, the US isn't all that innovative either, and
becoming more stagnant every day.

Look at the health care debate, looneytunarians whining and bleating,
"What we have now is good enough!!!" Oops....yer a looneytunarian????