Hi everyone,

The thing why people outsource jobs is because most of the times they get the same quality and product for 1/10 th the price. Let me give you an example - sometime ago i bought two earphones. One made in the peoples republic of china and the other in the usa. They were exactly the same even in quality and technology ut the earphone made in china was 1/10 th the price. The people in the developed world were complacent thinking that people in india and china would take alot of time to catch up but they were wrong. They caught up in half the time.

There's only one way i see in countering this effect is to have indirect taxes or an all right out flat-tax rate for both coporate and personal and simple innovation.

The innovation part is particuarlly interesting because cost of living in the USA is high so the only thing people from the computer industry can do is create even cheaper equipment and software by using technology.

But let's go back to the earphone story. Sometime back i went back to the USA and i met this manufacturer that was selling earphones that was cheaper than the indians and chinese. This manufacturer told me that due to globalisation he had to compete globally and that only way for him to counter the eventually hollowing of his industry was to improve his technology(innovation) and sell in huge volumes.

Well that what i think

Richard West

It's a paradox on many levels. Some people get degrees and climb the ladder with almost no experience (which doesn't make sense, I know, but I've seen it happen); others works their hynies to the pelvis and get nowhere (with or without degrees); while others rule through intimidation (which is an option, but it also makes a person very unpopular). Somehow work gets done by experiences and inexperienced people. It's near miraculous.

Another paradox: by the very process of outsourcing and globalizing the market place, the US (which has been the world leader in "going global") threatens to undermine its own global dominance in many fields and on many levels. No one seems to see it - all eyes are on the bottom line. But maybe that's the goal of globalization - to make the entire globe a source of cheap labor? From a short-term business standpoint it makes sense (again, while focusing on the bottom line while ignoring the consequences of brute capitalism). The waning personal interest in the sciences in my country is very sad. But again, as long as the dollars roll in no one seems to care.

In India, more than 50 % of science students opting for either computer science or computer oriented training. This is due to vast job opportunities and I think this is the effect of offshoring. But jobs outsourced to India are mainly lower end programming or maintenance. US students should more concentrate on areas related to Project managment & high end computing research.

Regards,
eZest





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