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Old 02-08-2004, 20:23   #19
Sacamuelas
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Your proposal is not worth the risk to me. I don't want ANY more government control over trade.

FWIW, I am already paying for a security system in my house. Already paying for unemployment resources for other Americans AND non-citizens. Already paying for healthcare for these noninsured Americans.

I believe that our workforce should evolve/adapt with the changes in economic conditions that our country experiences. I honestly don't think that most Americans view the job export situation in an honest manner. I am tired of the "keep it like it is" mentality. There should never be a guarantee of keeping a job/benefits for every worker. That is way to close to socialism for my taste.

The media points out that we are losing all the high paying supervisor level technology jobs. I don't believe we are losing ALL of them. I think we are losing the "fat" that was developed in an overly opportunistic accelerated growth period in that sector during the 90's. I think we had a LOT of overpaid people in the technology sector up until recent times. It became expected for people with a simple little four year college degree in IT to expect a starting job with great benefits and a salary of over 90k/year. Unfortunately, the rapid growth led to the naive misconception that the business would be "that good" forever. Sorry Charlie, everyone got into techs because it was a get rich quick occupation.... and people did just that for several years. They should have done their research on the market and its potential for long term stability in it's workforce. I don't want to listen to the whining when the money well runs dry for a few years. They can always become educators( a great profession IMO) or go back to school.

Get an occupation that can’t be done by some uneducated Indian for 1/1000th your salary. If what one can do can be done in a sweat shop, maybe one should reevaluate just how valuable ones services really are. Maybe a paycut to save your job is a good idea. Just my .02
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