MY FIRST AND (probably) LAST OUTSOURCING POST

Just two blantantly sensationalist points, then I'll leave everybody alone:

(1)

Brown person in India chosen for a job ahead of an American due to outsourcing: good!

Brown person in America chosen for a job ahead of an American due to affirmative action: bad!

The difference: Corporate profits baybee!

Those business conservatives sure are men of principle huh.

(2)

Furthermore, speaking broadly, supporters of supply-side-ish tax cuts and advocates of outsourcing make essentially the same points, right? Think about it:

TAX CUTS -- Those in the top tax brackets get large sums of money, the theory being that their money will either go directly into the economy, thus "raising all boats", or go towards hiring more people, thus helping people in lower tax brackets. People in middle and low tax brackets are screwed by tax cuts because A) they don't get much money, and B) their state and local taxes go up, but because of the just-mentioned boat raising, it all works out and they ride off into the sunset with Cinderella and Jesus and all is well.

OUTSOURCING -- Corporate honchos from the top tax brackets send their receptionist, tech-support, etc jobs overseas, thus greatly increasing their profits. That money, in theory, will either go directly into the economy, thus "raising all boats", potentially enabling other business owners to hire more people, thus helping people in lower tax brackets. People in the middle-class, who were employed as tech support geeks and receptionists, get screwed by outsourcing because A) their job goes elsewhere, and B) the overall job pool in their field in the short-run shrinks, but because of the just-mentioned boat raising, yadda yadda Cinderella and Jesus.

See how much fun that was? The only problem is that in terms of job creation, the tax cuts are lagging far behind projections. Natrually, there are many other issues involved, but what is pretty evident is that there is a lot of overlap between those who support tax cuts and those who are just peachy about outsourcing. Bush's tax cuts have not helped create jobs in any significant way (unless you argue that the tax cuts ended the UFCW strike or something), so why exactly should we listen to the same people who advocated tax cuts say that outsourcing will create jobs in America?

That is all for now. I hope I have insulted everybody who has a strong interest in thoughtful debate on the subject by providing such trite comments as the above.