You sound like the people in the 1950's who were waging a war against
automation in the manufacturing sector, or in the 60's and 70's who were
waging a war against people who were losing jobs to computers, or going
back to the early 20th century, those in the buggy whip factories whose jobs
were replaced by those in the automotive industry.

The fact of the matter is if US companies do not do what is necessary to
insure that they are not completive with other countries (i.e. European,
Japan, Australia, Canada etc) it will result in substantially more US jobs
lost than we are currently losing. Is this unfair to those who lose their
jobs, definitely, but the alternative is substantially worse.

The US or any other country can not ignore the fact the rules have changed,
today we are in a world economy. Those industries and countries who adapt
will prosper. Those countries and industries who ignore that fact, will go
the way of the dodo bird.


wrote in message
nk.net...
Ok.. So it is 2496 hours a year
$3,000 dollars a year.

$1.20 per hour

Figuring a 48 hour work week:
An American just lost $14,198.08 at the federal minimum wage of $5.25 per
hour.

A skilled American just lost $27,040 at $10.00 per hour.

The company saved $11,198.08 or $24,040 for the skilled American, not
including the amount they would have been paying in matching taxes to the
United States Department of Social Security.

The United States Government looses Federal Income Taxes paid by the
employee, Social Security taxes paid by the employee, matching social
security taxes paid by the company.

The local government looses property taxes.

The state government looses state employment taxes, state sales taxes.

Looks like the Company is the winner in this while the rest of America
suffers.

Put the numbers to it, there is no way outsourcing jobs is good for the
American people.


"John Smith" wrote in message
newsNUGc.39078$%_6.9986@attbi_s01...
India's Labor Laws, state that the maximum workday is 8 hrs a day and a
maximum workweek of 48 hrs. While smaller business using unskilled
labor,
do ignore those laws, the companies that involved in telephone support
do
not.




wrote in message
nk.net...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in590004.shtml
On any given day in New Delhi and Bombay and Bangalore, the call goes
out
for new call center recruits as more and more American companies come
calling. The call center employees earn $3,000 to $5,000 a year, in a
nation
where the per capita income is less than $500. The perks include free
private transport to and from work plus the sheer heaven of an
air-conditioned workplace.

Now John, I know you are going to say that 3 grand a year does not
equal
1
dollar an hour, but you must remember the people there are reported to
work
12 hours a day 5 and 6 days a week.

5 days a week is 3120 hours a year
6 days a week is 3744 hours a year

An American, working a 40 hour work week at minimum wage of $5.25 per
hour
would make a gross salary of 10,920

"John Smith" wrote in message
news:hfHGc.36245$XM6.24561@attbi_s53...
Gould,
I am curious where you found the info on paying those in India $1 an
hour,
can you provide a link?


"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
You think Dell's going to find people in Texas who
are fluent in English and will work for $5.75 per hour?

$1 per hour is the going rate for English speaking help in India
or
the
Phillipines.

'Course you can halfway live on $40 a week in some places. In
Texas,
that
40
bucks would fill your gas tank, buy you a six pack, and leave
enough
left
over
for a corn dog. Every week.