Thursday, February 21, 2008

Outsourcing (offshoring) as a political issue...

Apparently the Democratic candidates know that outsourcing jobs overseas is a hot topic in middle America. India has taken notice of Hillary Clinton's newfound vocal opposition to offshore outsourcing, although I couldn't find any American press coverage. I will assume that India is paying attention because it will, of course, affect their economy as well.

Here's what was said in recent rallies:

Barack Obama: "We've got to stop giving tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas and invest those tax breaks in companies that are investing here in the United States of America."

Hillary Clinton "... we are going to rid the tax code of these loopholes and giveaways. We're going to stop giving a penny of your money to anybody who ships a job out of Texas, Ohio or anywhere else to another country."

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It's about time someone is speaking out against outsourcing our jobs. They should fine all companies outsourcing jobs that can be done in this country. Besides the unemployment crisis, who can understand these people anyway. They have limited "script" answers and these companies hope you will hang up and give up. India and other third world countries will have to find other ways to employ their people.