Steve Sloan II wrote: > The Fool wrote: > > > > Let's see India, China, or Russia belly up to the bar and > > > pay their fair share of the hundreds-of-billions of dollars > > > per year being stolen from the US Taxpayer to make > > > outsourcing possible. > > ritu wrote: > > > What does 'belly up to the bar' mean? > > From context, I think it means going to the bar and paying for > your drinks -- in other words, paying up.
Thanks for the explanation, Steve. :) So India and China are supposed to responsible for the decisions of the US companies...else they would not have a 'share' to pay up...just imagine that. Never knew we had that kind of an influence. ;) > > And I am not sure what you mean by the rest of the sentence > > after that phrase either. Could you please elaborate? > > He's claiming that US taxpayers pay hundreds of billions of dollars > a year to support the US military, which is necessary to keep world > politics stable. Without that stability, outsourcing would not be > possible. So, he's claiming that US citizens pay taxes to eliminate > their own jobs, while citizens of China and India benefit for free. I wonder if s/he wants India and China to pay for the US military's upkeep...Given the US role in the region's politics, that would be an interesting proposal to float. I can just see a couple of billion people rendered apoplectic. :) Ritu _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
