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If you're going to talk about competition, you should have no fear — may the best man win."

They didn't get these jobs through competition, they got them because they prostituted their skills for low wages to greedy American corporations. Losing jobs to people who are more qualified is one thing, but when a company shuts their doors in America and moves off to India, competition is NOT in the equation.

[DustyMoment]

Bush has responded to the clamor about outsourcing by challenging American white-collar workers who have lost their jobs to "be more innovative".

Here's a thought, Prez, why don't you challenge the indians to "be more innovative" and develop their own industries so we can keep our jobs here? If, by developing their own industries they can legitimately take business away from American corporations, so be it. But, they should have to work for it, not have it handed to them.

This trend of "globalization" is just another form of wealth redistribution by corporate America as we are lead toward One World Government.

Future interstellar travelers to Earth will be greeted by the following sign: Welcome to Planet Earth. We're sorry that no one is here to greet you. We have gone to Mars in search of work. Enjoy your visit and tell all of your friends about Planet Earth. Have a good day.

[Nateman]

Its amazing how callous and selfish the posts I see above. All we can worry about is some American
losing cozy jobs. Life in India is brutal, harsh and short. Decades of socialism have reduced them to
such a low standard of living that their slums and poverty are examples to the rest of the world of just
how bad things can get. Its become a cliché to have the charities of the world film is some germ
ridden spot in India and ask for your money to help. Now when these poor people who live in such
abject misery have a chance to earn a decent living doing honest work, without any kind of
government handout , we ignore their plight and worry instead that we won't be able to afford getting
coffee at Starbucks anymore. This from the very same people who are moved by the example of
Jesus suffering on our behalf in "The passion of Jesus Christ". Would Jesus be so blind to the plight of
India as we have been!

[Pharmboy]

The pics from the article:

Santosh Verma for The New York Times
The call center of Wipro Technologies in Bombay. The outsourcing of jobs to India has provoked an emotional reaction in the United States.

Santosh Verma for The New York Times
In Bombay, two Wipro employees
took calls recently from
Americans. Despite such service
jobs, Indian unemployment is
relatively high.

[swarthyguy]

When people start beating you up, it means you have made it.

People forget the Internet Web PC boom came out of the 1960's technology push.

The US has lost faith in its spirit of advancement and exploration. A full bore techno space robotics program could be the impetus for new technologies in the US and the subsequent spinoffs.

China stopped exploring the coast of Africa in the 15 and 16 Centuries. They paid bigtime for that loss of nerve.

[RightOnline]

""The U.S. is propagating capitalism — we don't really understand why they are so scared," said Ravi Shankar, 36, an employee of Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest technology services company. "If you're going to talk about competition, you should have no fear — may the best man win." "

Wrong-o, Ravi. It isn't about the "best" man; it's about the "cheapest" man. If Americans were paid less than a third of what you are paid, we'd be taking YOUR jobs. At least be intellectually honest about it and lose the air of superiority.

While you're at it, Ravi, at least be man enough to acknowledge that your country hasn't come up with an original, ground-breaking technology in centuries. You're capitalizing on America's work. Nothing wrong with that.......but refer above to my comment on your air of superiority.