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F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 11:47 AM

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House Bill Calls for U.S. Call Centers

A toll-free call center connection to someone in India has been a
punchline for comedians and TV sitcoms for years, but for the thousands
of Americans who have lost their jobs in call centers, outsourcing is no
laughing matter.

But proposed legislation introduced this month in the House of
Representatives would give consumers the choice of using a U.S.-based
call center and ending federal subsidies for companies that send jobs
offshore.

The “Press 1 for America” bill would require call center workers to
identify which country they are from and give customers the option of
speaking to a U.S.-based employee. It would also require companies that
outsource call center jobs to be placed on a public list, with
outsourcing corporations ineligible for federal loans or subsidies.

“Companies that choose to outsource American call center jobs overseas
should forfeit their eligibility for federal financial assistance – it’s
that simple,” said co-sponsor Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.).

The legislation has drawn support from both sides of the aisle.

“My No. 1 priority in Congress is West Virginia jobs, and this bill
could help save thousands of them,” says sponsor Rep. David McKinley
(R-W.Va.).

Tens of thousands of good-paying call center jobs have been outsourced
to India, the Philippines and numerous other low-wage countries in the
last decade. Despite the practice’s popularity with many corporations,
outsourcing has led to high levels of dissatisfaction from consumers who
are often unable to communicate with some employees, resulting in some
companies bringing the work back to America.
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Seems like a good idea, but...what happens when you get connected to an
"American" call center and the guy on the other end of the phone is
PsychoScotty, and you need technical support with your web browser?

"Hi, this is PsychoScotty at WoeBeGone Tech Support. Let me first tell
you about your foreign-born, white-hating, black president and why you
should support the Klan, er, the Tea Party."

True North[_2_] August 19th 13 12:51 PM

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No worry about that.
Neither him or his carbon copy deadbeat BFF in Southern Ontario have any intention to actually work for a living.
At least not when they have a woman willing to support them.

Hank©[_3_] August 19th 13 02:10 PM

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On 8/19/2013 6:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
House Bill Calls for U.S. Call Centers

A toll-free call center connection to someone in India has been a
punchline for comedians and TV sitcoms for years, but for the thousands
of Americans who have lost their jobs in call centers, outsourcing is no
laughing matter.

But proposed legislation introduced this month in the House of
Representatives would give consumers the choice of using a U.S.-based
call center and ending federal subsidies for companies that send jobs
offshore.

The “Press 1 for America” bill would require call center workers to
identify which country they are from and give customers the option of
speaking to a U.S.-based employee. It would also require companies that
outsource call center jobs to be placed on a public list, with
outsourcing corporations ineligible for federal loans or subsidies.

“Companies that choose to outsource American call center jobs overseas
should forfeit their eligibility for federal financial assistance – it’s
that simple,” said co-sponsor Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.).

The legislation has drawn support from both sides of the aisle.

“My No. 1 priority in Congress is West Virginia jobs, and this bill
could help save thousands of them,” says sponsor Rep. David McKinley
(R-W.Va.).

Tens of thousands of good-paying call center jobs have been outsourced
to India, the Philippines and numerous other low-wage countries in the
last decade. Despite the practice’s popularity with many corporations,
outsourcing has led to high levels of dissatisfaction from consumers who
are often unable to communicate with some employees, resulting in some
companies bringing the work back to America.
- - -

Seems like a good idea, but...what happens when you get connected to an
"American" call center and the guy on the other end of the phone is
PsychoScotty, and you need technical support with your web browser?

"Hi, this is PsychoScotty at WoeBeGone Tech Support. Let me first tell
you about your foreign-born, white-hating, black president and why you
should support the Klan, er, the Tea Party."

Only a Walmart reject could stomach a call center job.

Hank©[_3_] August 19th 13 02:12 PM

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On 8/19/2013 7:51 AM, True North wrote:
No worry about that.
Neither him or his carbon copy deadbeat BFF in Southern Ontario have any intention to actually work for a living.
At least not when they have a woman willing to support them.


Put your lovely wife on the line for a chat. Oh wait. She's at work.

JustWaitAFrekinMinute August 19th 13 02:14 PM

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On 8/19/2013 9:12 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 8/19/2013 7:51 AM, True North wrote:
No worry about that.
Neither him or his carbon copy deadbeat BFF in Southern Ontario have
any intention to actually work for a living.
At least not when they have a woman willing to support them.


Put your lovely wife on the line for a chat. Oh wait. She's at work.


While donnie is playing footsie with his drunken kids on the couch.
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be working with of
of the "fastest men on the planet":)

F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 03:01 PM

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On 8/19/13 9:14 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 8/19/2013 9:12 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 8/19/2013 7:51 AM, True North wrote:
No worry about that.
Neither him or his carbon copy deadbeat BFF in Southern Ontario have
any intention to actually work for a living.
At least not when they have a woman willing to support them.


Put your lovely wife on the line for a chat. Oh wait. She's at work.


While donnie is playing footsie with his drunken kids on the couch.
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be working with of
of the "fastest men on the planet":)



Most of the women I've known and most women today who talk about "it"
say they like and prefer a man who has enough self-control to take his
time.

I suppose, however, if you are doing it at a "track," you have to hurry
so you aren't trampled by the horses or the greyhounds, or run over by
kiddie motorbikes.

True North[_2_] August 19th 13 03:03 PM

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On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)


Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?

F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 03:06 PM

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On 8/19/13 9:42 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:47:03 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Tens of thousands of good-paying call center jobs have been outsourced
to India, the Philippines and numerous other low-wage countries in the
last decade.


Why do you think these are "well paying jobs"?

Sony tried to recruit me as a second level CSR/team leader after I
retired and they were paying $15 an hour. The basic tier 1 CSR was
making $8-10. Shortly after that they outsourced the whole operation
for lower wages.


Some call center jobs pay decently, depending upon the worker's
circumstances. If you are in West Virginia and your job choice is a
minimum wage job at Wal-Mart and making about twice that, then the call
center job is "good-paying."

There are call center jobs in this area where the starting pay is about
$25 an hour plus a fringe package, but you have to be a student in
pursuit of a master's degree or better. A job that pays that would be
considered "well-paying" by many college students and even those out of
college.

The world just isn't as black or white as you righties paint it.

iBoaterer[_3_] August 19th 13 04:50 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 8/19/2013 9:12 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 8/19/2013 7:51 AM, True North wrote:
No worry about that.
Neither him or his carbon copy deadbeat BFF in Southern Ontario have
any intention to actually work for a living.
At least not when they have a woman willing to support them.


Put your lovely wife on the line for a chat. Oh wait. She's at work.


While donnie is playing footsie with his drunken kids on the couch.
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be working with of
of the "fastest men on the planet":)


And Jawbone Scotty starts his insane rants about other's children.....

iBoaterer[_3_] August 19th 13 04:51 PM

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In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)


Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?


Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.

F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 05:11 PM

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On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)


Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?


Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?

iBoaterer[_3_] August 19th 13 06:00 PM

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In article , says...

On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)

Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?


Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?


Has ambitions of being one.


F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 06:06 PM

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On 8/19/13 1:00 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)

Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?

Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?


Has ambitions of being one.


Uh, which kid is this, the one with the master's degree or the motorbike
racer?



iBoaterer[_3_] August 19th 13 06:26 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:00 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)

Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?

Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?


Has ambitions of being one.


Uh, which kid is this, the one with the master's degree or the motorbike
racer?


Not the motocross grand champion of the world. I don't know what her
aspirations are, she won't need anything, what with being a champion,
endorsements, advertisements, etc.

F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 06:31 PM

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On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:00 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)

Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?

Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?

Has ambitions of being one.


Uh, which kid is this, the one with the master's degree or the motorbike
racer?


Not the motocross grand champion of the world. I don't know what her
aspirations are, she won't need anything, what with being a champion,
endorsements, advertisements, etc.


Uh, how many kids does he have? :)

Boating All Out August 19th 13 08:37 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:

Uh, how many kids does he have? :)


Way to go. Trash talk other folks' kids.
So classy. Says a lot about you, loogy, and the canuck right there.
Shameful.

True North[_2_] August 19th 13 09:34 PM

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On Monday, 19 August 2013 16:37:35 UTC-3, Boating All Out wrote:
In article ,

says...



On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:




Uh, how many kids does he have? :)




Way to go. Trash talk other folks' kids.

So classy. Says a lot about you, loogy, and the canuck right there.

Shameful.


What "canuck" are you talking about??
It was L'il Snottie who trash talked my kids...not the other way around.

F.O.A.D. August 19th 13 11:09 PM

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On 8/19/13 3:37 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:

Uh, how many kids does he have? :)


Way to go. Trash talk other folks' kids.
So classy. Says a lot about you, loogy, and the canuck right there.
Shameful.



Hmmm. Asking how many kids someone has is "trash talk," eh?

So, B.A.O, how many kids do you have?



iBoaterer[_3_] August 20th 13 12:44 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:00 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, 19 August 2013 10:14:52 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Snip (usual low class comment)
Today we are off to a private track where Jess will be *working with of

of* the "fastest men on the planet":)

Just exactly what does "working with of of" mean?

Probably learning how to keep various pierced body parts clean while
cleaning up puke while bartending.


His kid is a bartender?

Has ambitions of being one.


Uh, which kid is this, the one with the master's degree or the motorbike
racer?


Not the motocross grand champion of the world. I don't know what her
aspirations are, she won't need anything, what with being a champion,
endorsements, advertisements, etc.


Uh, how many kids does he have? :)


I don't know.

iBoaterer[_3_] August 20th 13 12:46 PM

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In article ,
says...

In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:

Uh, how many kids does he have? :)


Way to go. Trash talk other folks' kids.
So classy. Says a lot about you, loogy, and the canuck right there.
Shameful.


What "trash talk"? I simply stated a FACT. But, if you must know, Scotty
has came here and said nasty, vulgar, lying, low life things about
poster's children, spouses, elderly parents etc. You reap what you sow.

F.O.A.D. August 20th 13 12:52 PM

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On 8/20/13 7:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

In article ,
says...

On 8/19/13 1:26 PM, iBoaterer wrote:

Uh, how many kids does he have? :)


Way to go. Trash talk other folks' kids.
So classy. Says a lot about you, loogy, and the canuck right there.
Shameful.


What "trash talk"? I simply stated a FACT. But, if you must know, Scotty
has came here and said nasty, vulgar, lying, low life things about
poster's children, spouses, elderly parents etc. You reap what you sow.



The righties here cut their brethren a lot of slack, even when they are
embarrassments like PsychoSnotty.

[email protected] August 23rd 13 04:40 AM

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On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:06:42 AM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:


There are call center jobs in this area where the starting pay is about

$25 an hour plus a fringe package,


BULL****....Harry doesn't know **** all....he never leaves his ****ing sweathole basement.

JustWaitAFrekinMinute August 23rd 13 12:29 PM

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On 8/22/2013 11:40 PM, wrote:
On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:06:42 AM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:


There are call center jobs in this area where the starting pay is about

$25 an hour plus a fringe package,



BULL****! Harry is a lying piece of ****...


iBoaterer[_3_] August 23rd 13 02:40 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 8/22/2013 11:40 PM,
wrote:
On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:06:42 AM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:


There are call center jobs in this area where the starting pay is about

$25 an hour plus a fringe package,



BULL****! Harry is a lying piece of ****...


How would YOU know? It's not like you actually look for employment.....


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