Yes people start to moan when its them. Never mind all the little shops gone because the chosen way was wallmart for shopping. People demand cheaper goods so it comes from abroad and when it's too late, moan about jobs going. VFP jobs is another reason though, everyone thinks it's dead and has been for a while. We know otherwise but the damage is done. Al
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: 09 October 2009 18:09 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Why programmers are not subject to protective labor laws (from TechRepublic) Stephen Russell wrote: > I have worked with these "imports" for this past decade. Most have an > incredible work ethic, unlike most Americans. Here we go again with that old broken record: "Americans are lazy, foreigners work harder." <barf> > > You read the xBase and you focus on that only. You have to see the > bigger picture. Just like blue collar workers today have a hard time > making a living we too will have a hard time in the future. Not > because the plant closed. It is because we are not good enough. That > was the point. No, you missed the point obviously. There was NO reference to xBase and as such I didn't focus on that. It most certainly is not because we are or aren't good enough...we definitely have the talent to get the job done here....it's that we cost too much compared to the imported labor. THAT'S the point. It has NOTHING (or at least very little) to do with the level of competency (although that's the koolaid they're selling) and has EVERYTHING (or mostly) to do with the cost of labor. "You have to see the big picture." Um, yeah, and that picture is of foreign labor versus native labor and the cost savings they see by using the former. Any native countryman (be it whatever country you live in) should always chastise his native companies for using foreign labor instead of native labor. It's a fundamental argument, here...regardless of whether we're talking about shipbuilders, programmers, textiles, or whatever. And don't throw some shitty WalMart line out here to me because I absolutely buy local when I can before supporting companies who provide foreign goods. I'm all for doing what you can to support the local economy first. Keep your dollars working for you at home...wherever you call home. I would expect citizens in ANY country to feel the same. Bad....Steve. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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/007201ca4913$ca6cba90$5f462f...@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.
