Gould, the fact that a search engine shows 807 links, does not mean those
links are correct. If you type in "Kerry eats ****" in MSN search engine,
it shows 4038 links.

The facts are that the average telephone worker in India earns much more (in
purchasing power), than the average worker in the US. The problem is in the
exchange rate, and an isolationist policy or implementing a restrictive
tariff on all goods and services imported into the US will not correct this
problem or be of any benefit the US economy or it's work force. The vast
majority of economist, both liberal and conservative economist believe that
free and open trade between countries will benefit the US and it's work
force.



"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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PS - According to the CIA World Fact book, for someone in India to earn
as
much purchasing power as the average worker in the US, they must earn
$2900
per year.

That's $1.45 an hour, assuming the Indian workers do 5 (8-hr) days per
week
(not more) and get two weeks of unpaid vacation.

I provide 807 links that establish a typical pay rate of $1 per hour,
check a
few to verify, and you fault my research?

Here's a face-saving fig leaf for ya. A cut n paste from one article that
says
some wages in India can be as high as $2......
thereby ripping the heart out of my assertion that the Indian call center
employees are working more cheaply than any American can afford to.
(Typical
liberal. Bemoans that no American can exist on $40 a week, when the facts
are
that a very industrious worker with a little seniority and a willingness
to
assume some management responsibility can eventually hope to rise to $80 a
week. Instead of one corn dog a week, the industrious worker will be able
to
have a tank of gas, a six pack of beer, and a corn dog *every day*! Woo
hoo!
Watch those damn liberals, they refuse to see the upside potential)

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Near-shore locations offer workers at wages lower than the US' though not
as
low as India's. According to Trammell Crow, typical hourly wages in US
dollars
are $2.50-$3 in Jamaica and $5-$7 in Canada compared to $7.50-$14 in
the US. In contrast, India's typical hourly wages in US dollars are just
$1-$2.

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