Study sees 406,000 U.S. jobs shifted overseas in 2004

[UpInArms]

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/newsfinder/pulseone.asp?dateid=38275.6657175926-823683713&siteID=mktw&scid=0&doctype=806&

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Outsourcing of U.S. jobs to China, Mexico and other low-wage economies continues at an accelerating pace, according to a new study released by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The study found that 406,000 jobs are likely to be shifted overseas in 2004. The data was collected by tracking stories in the media.

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[aquart]

1. And not one BushCo finger lifted to stop it.

Come to think of it, how many Democrats lifted fingers?

[Maple]

2. That's because you can't stop it

[Robert Oak]

6. that's just the latest bullshit propaganda from multinationals

It's just a new mantra, not true.

[aquart]

7. Not even close to true.

Should any government be allowed to outsource its purchasing to foreign nations? Government contracts are a big piece of pie.

And then there's the matter of caps on executive compensation. NO executive is worth what these greedgods are being paid now.

Also, as a worthy primary candidate pointed out, SMALL businesses do not outsource, they hire locally. BIG business leeches the wealth of a nation and leaves it dead while it moves on to other conquests. Right now, we are basically funding economic cancer, not its cure.

[UdoKier]

10. Maybe it can't be stopped. Maybe it can.

Strikes me as oddd how much you seem to like it, though, and how much you seem to be opposed to any action to slow or ameliorate the process.

[abelenkpe]

3. great.

[Catfight]

4. Remember, this is good according to Bush. n/t

[progressivebydesign]

5. Oooh.. but re-elect my son! PLLEEEZEEE -GHWB n/t

[SaintLouisBlues]

8. I think they were all customers of mine

At least it seems that way.

[AlinPA]

9. That's more than a city the size of Pittsburgh!!!! That would be a good

number to use as a comparison like Kerry did about the number of soldiers from MO as compared to other "coalition" members' countries.
(I have an old Rand McNally's that shows Pitt. population as 343,500.)

[phylny]

11. Don't you people understand???

Just enroll in community college and you'll get a job. Of course, the job COULD be in Mexico....

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