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Joel (no login)
Posted Jan 24, 2004 12:54 PM
The reason to regulate companies from outsourcing jobs is implied in the above thread.
The government (theoretically) exists to protect the interests of the community - not just the shareholders of some company. It is not in the best interests of mainstream American laborers to have to compete against workers in 3rd world economies.
However, since our country is run by corporate interests, this will never happen, so it is a moot point for discussion.
Instead, the more constructive response to the problem is to provide training to our labor force so that it can move up to jobs that cannot be outsourced (in other words, make our labor force more qualified than any other labor force, to handle increasingly hi-level jobs).
This will require funding - funding that is currently being siphoned off in tax cuts to the rich.
Vote for jobs - vote Democrat. |
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