On 09/22/2011 08:56 AM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: >> From what I can see, it doesn't really save them any money when you >> figure in travel& housing - in addition to a whole bunch of other >> problems they would not otherwise have. >> > > Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I wonder if there's a political > angle involved here... perhaps they loosened up the entry > laws/regulations to get more folks from India here, to foster more good > will, to improve the US's political situation w/ India. > > I haven't heard of any tax bennies or write offs available for that sort > of thing (in fact, I would think companies would be penalized for not > firing US people first), but I haven't kept up with that sort of thing > in a long time. > > I dunno... just a thought... > > > Thanks, > > Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst > IT Department > McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center > 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: > 541-744-6145
Matthew: The two companies that prompted my comments are small companies and the only consideration was talent per dollar. I get calls all the time from companies in India wanted to help with my development needs. Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is > Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It > is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named > in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this > message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy > this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in > reliance on the information it contains. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/4e7b5be3.7020...@san-dc.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.