Re: [CPF0000] The globalization of COMMON, or is this the right direction?

<<for every dollar invested in India - whether technology, jobs, 
infrastructure, etc - the returns TO the US are tenfold.>>

Trevor,

You know I love you man, but try telling this to that widow and her kids 
in California. Try telling this to a family in South Dakota that all of a 
sudden is figuring out how to supplement themselves on food stamps because 
Mom's call center job went overseas and Dad's working the farm AND working 
in a factory. I don't know if you've ever stared at an unemployment check, 
but I have. They are not a pretty sight.

I've read Thomas Friedman. I'm not sure that a degree in Mediterranean 
Studies qualifies him as an economist. I've also read Milton Friedman. I 
had a double major in Business and Economics, and I can do the math just 
as well as anyone. In the long run, your arguments just don't wash. If you 
want to see the effects of outsourcing (of any kind), come to the south 
side of Chicago. You'll see first hand the effects of NAFTA, CAFTA, and 
any other combination of letters you can think of, including MBA. You'll 
see factories that have shut down because it's a few pennies per share 
cheaper to open a factory in (Insert name here) rather than reinvest the 
profits in maintaining the building and its work force. You'll see an 
entire generation of young people who will never have a meaningful job in 
their lives.

I'm sorry Trevor, but this little situation for COMMON is just shining a 
light on what is happening to our profession. The outsourcing started with 
the factories and is moving into the white collar jobs. I've got a family 
to feed, and I'm doing all I can to improve my "competitive advantage". I 
just want the playing field to be level. 

I'm sure this gentleman is a nice person, but I'm going to have to vote 
no.