Why are Dems against outsourcing in India ?
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They're playing the nationalist card, as we'd say in England. It makes them popular with under-educated voters, basically.
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It really isn't a cure.  It's just "the way" it is.  Employers these days are forced to outsource, because some of their competitors do.  Then their other competitors will join the "outsourcing" stampede.  I remember a cartoon that I have seen many years ago: one buffalo saying to another, among a herd of buffalo heading towards a cliff: "as if we all know where we are going"... Fortunately, the cliff is still far away, so each individual buffalo among us can still think hard about what to do before the cliff.\n\nSuch is the reality of a completely open market economy.
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Outsourcing is not under the control of the president. Private companies outsource, and short of congress passing a new law (which isn't going to happen) nothing can be done about it. As for National debt too early yet, candidates haven't really declared or set platforms yet.
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Countries like the US send their workers overseas. Indian cannot get jobs that Americans have. There is also the problem of education. Many people have not enough education. There is also the lack of availability of jobs. If there are not enough jobs then not enough people can work they go on to make their livelihood in other less productive areas. Gender is another. Religion. Age.
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China's economy is booming because people work for slave wages.  And companies wants their stuff made in a place where the workers have very little rights.  Which is ironic when Communism was supposed to be about the workers gaining back power from the people who own everything.  But it's not Communism in China anyway, it's State Capitalism.\n\nAs for India, the outsourcing of American jobs, because Indians are willing to be paid a lot less than Americans, is contributing to their emerging economy.\n\nSee, I can only tell you from an American perspective.  ::shrugs::
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Third world countries are swiftly changing their mindsets because of globalisation.\n\nToday, India is far more advanced then even the USof A in many fields including, you'll be surprised ..Telemedicine, and cost effective too, and this came to me from a US General I interviewed during a telemedicine conference.\n\nThen many Asian countries have jumped steps, in say mobile communications, S Korea has already started a major shift to 3g technology, while the west still is stuck with older technology.\n\nIn Robotics, Japan is far ahead of the US.\n\nIn another sphere where India is ahead, especially with regards to costs- satellite technology- Indians put up space craft at costs that are a fraction of those in other countries. For example, the Indian Moon mission (it's gonna carry some equipment that the US wants for their own use), or Chandrayan as it is called is scheduled for 2008, will cost just around US$400million, vis-a-vis a similar Apollo mission which cost the US around US$12Billion. The Indian mission is gonna be  lot more sophisticated that the Apollo, including a robotic arm that will test soil samples.\n\nMany Indians based in the US want to return to India, at even a lower pay, and most western mangers consider an India or China stint as a plus in their career records.\n\nSo bud, it's already happening in all fields and businesses.
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Outsourcing is when a company sends jobs that where previously in the U.S. to another country because the wages there are lower. Some say it weakens our economy because people lose jobs while others say it strengthens it because our goods and services are cheaper. You decide.
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Why, are you trying to outsource.
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In my mind, and this will get you started, the biggest issue facing us today is the use of 'outsourced labor' in such industries as IT and manufacturing. The big concern is that a product can be manufactured outside of the country, for a huge cost saving. Labor costs across the globe are far from equal which means that a company can maximize it's profits by reducing production costs. Many manufacturing companies have been doing this for years by taking advantage of ridculously low production costs in China. The trend started to spread to the IT sector in the 1990s when Indian labor became a viable option. Today, when you call a product support number, or even when you call your bank, you may find that you are speaking with an individual in Bangalore.\n\nOne obvious concern is that no attention is paid to domestic unemployment which is bound to increase as a result. To put that into context, you may have an engineer or a software programmer who has studied for years, suddenly find him/herself in an ever diminishing job market.\n\nAnother issue that has been evident for some time is the use of 'sweat shops' in foreign countries to produce clothing and footware. Nike has been accused of using ultra-cheap labor to produce its shoes, for instance. And, did you know that 'The Simpsons' is partly produced in Korea?
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Definitely they are ... It's obvious right? We happen to see most companies/organizations in the world choose to employ Indians as their software developers.
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The best way of looking at this problem is a multifaceted one: first of all the dominence of the leftist parties dominated by the unions and secondly the understanding of the voter when he puts his vote - does he actually value that vote - if not why is he allowing governance of this type.\n\nThe other aspect of looking at this problem is that labour laws are shifted more to the employee - which is good I guess if you are the employee - but does make it difficult for the employer/entrepreneur  to sack someone who is a poor worker.\n\nBut Kerala is still definitely not God's forsaken country - its a beautiful land - and it can change with more people realising that change is better than resisting it for the sake of resisting it.\n\nHave a nice day...
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Shahrukh,\nHate is a pretty strong word. There are those who hate, but it isn't me or my fellow Yahoo! Answerers.\nI find it interesting you believe there is a scarcity of talent in this or any other country. There is not a scarcity of talent. There is certainly no scarcity of inexpensive workers, those who are willing to take the work for less pay.\nOutsourcing is an attitude that overseas inexpensive labor is the cure for American workers. These decisions are being made at very high corporate levels. The displaced workers are redirecting frustrations to the Indian workers who now have the jobs.\nI would say the satellites would have flown without those Indian workers, would you? In that you are mistaken.
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I doubt anyone can.  Not even the Indian Government.  Reason being that there are just too many manufacturing factories in India, and some may not even be registered.  Furthermore what about those 'back yard' factories?
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Bush should have outsource this war to India
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It's not it's just cheaper to outsource the labor. I'm not trying to state anything but a fact, services are better off being produced in this country while many industrial goods are made more cheaply overseas.
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Wonderful thing Clinton did wasn't it.  Yet people scorn Bush for the economy he was left with.    I think it sould be repealed.... in other words done away with.  But what do I know, I'm a hard working American, seeing every job around go overseas.  Call Dell, and see what type of support you can get when talking to an Indian!
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Of course,If you mean India ready to take outsourcing jobs.But India is not ready to outsource its jobs.Bcse over 36% of Indian Youth remain unemployed.