The Bush economy and OUR Jobs

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Chimpy and his minions continue to decimate the US middle class. It is time we started boycotting IBM DOW and the rest. Vote with OUR dollars.

IBM Chief in India on Low-Profile Visit
Thursday October 28, 6:16 am ET


NEW DELHI (AP) -- IBM Chairman Samuel J. Palmisano, who is traveling in India on a low-profile visit, discussed expansion plans Thursday with India's information technology minister, news reports said.

"It was just a casual talk. He discussed IBM's expansion plans in India with me," Communications and Information Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran told reporters, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. "He had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday. They have ambitious plans for India."

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041028/india_ibm_1.html

Dow Chemical 3rd-Qtr Net Jumps 86% on Pricing Gains

Dow is eliminating 3,000 jobs this year to cut costs. The company is building chemical plants in the Middle East, where energy is cheaper, to meet rising Asian demand. Dow in July announced a venture with the government of Oman to build a chemical complex, and it announced two joint ventures in June with state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp.


http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aMaNOgIMsx40&refer=us

India uses Canada as back-door to U.S. software industry


The idea is to offer alternatives to U.S.-based Fortune 500 companies that are eager to get some benefit from the cost savings of outsourcing. By moving work to a "near-shore" destination such as Canada, U.S. companies can mitigate the domestic backlash that may come with the "off-shoring" of jobs.

http://metronews.ca/tech_news.asp?id=4174

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