I agree with most of what you say below, but I think here lies the wishful thinking.  This thing is not sustainable even for a few years more.  California is *about to default on its debt*... if you think this is the time to sit back and admire your 401k statement, think again.

  But you're absolutely right, our economy has been gutted.  Time to stop making excuses and claiming its 'inevitable'.  Eventually the new 'marketing class' will even be out of work.  No more bubbles to move to, no more inflated asset classes.  What do you think we will all be doing in the future?  America has to produce something other than green pieces of paper.

  -jmz



On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:48 PM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:


 
Theres an old saying.. you get what you pay for when you go with the lowest bidder.
I've never seen a case where outsourcing saved company money in the long term.
What they save in labor costs they pay for in communication issues and missed deadlines.

I've witnessed a huge job slide during my life time.
We've lost meat packing, textile, hospitality, construction, plumbing, electrical, agriculture jobs, and a lot more lower level jobs  when our government allowed illegal immigrants to stay here unchecked which pushed unskilled Americans out of those jobs.
We've lost manufacturing jobs when companies move out of the country.
We've lost high tech jobs when they've been outsourced to companies in other countries.
We've host high tech jobs by in inflow of H1B's that live here (that companies say they can't survive without) while our white collar unemployment rate climbs.
Add on top the most expensive education in the world and you're right.. Big Problems.
Eventually many generations from now big business will run out of people to exploit and we can be on a level playing field... or robots will be doing those jobs.

To answer your question... haven't you seen Wallee?? 
We're all going to end up having robots do every conceivable job and lay around like gelatin blobs all day until we're unable to even walk :) 

Regarding Boycotting..
Any state, company, or other entity that boycotts Arizona businesses for whatever reason  will not receive my business.  That includes weekend trips to San Diego, Mexico, etc.

JD


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