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  Mitch, 2 Feb 2004 @ 1:01pm

  
  

  offshoring overblown you say ?

  Speaking as an experienced manufacturing-type who is now unemployed due to off-shoring... this is a very real and significant phenomena. I believe that I am in good compny, about 2.8 million of us at last check, so I'd say that this has a definite impact on the American economy. Will the author kindly reconsider his or her ill-considered opinion on this subject? By the way, our lost manufacturing jobs were somewhat stimulating and paid above the norm, too.So I think that it is fair to say that it's a sad day when successful widget-makers have been reduced to impoverished burger-flippers.

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    Mike (profile), 2 Feb 2004 @ 1:42pm

    
    

    Re: offshoring overblown you say ?

    Once again, I've been abundantly clear that this is a very real phenomenon, and that it does have a tremendous negative impact on those directly facing it. However, it's the macro issues that I'm pointing to, which suggest that this is not as big an issue as people are making it out to be.
    
    Also, the folks who slam me for this always present the problem, but never suggest any sort of solution, other than some vague protectionist policy which has been shown time and time again to make things *worse*, not better for the average worker.
    
    If you think my ill-considered opinion is wrong, then convince me of a better solution. I'm willing to listen. I just haven't seen anything yet.

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      Anonymous Coward, 3 Feb 2004 @ 11:07am

      
      

      Job apps on the tray liners

      
      Mike is trying to tell you to learn new & exciting phrases like:
      
      " would you like fries with that ? "

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        Mike (profile), 3 Feb 2004 @ 11:31am

        
        

        Re: Job apps on the tray liners

        Actually, just the opposite. I'm telling people to expect the new jobs to be at higher levels requiring more thought and deeper analytical abilities. But, for those who expect those jobs to just come to them, they're going to be disappointed.

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          Anonymous Coward, 3 Feb 2004 @ 12:15pm

          
          

          Re: Job apps on the tray liners

          
          oh that's right, he IS a college graduate ... so he gets the assistant manager differential of .15 cents an hour and the pleasure of showing off his deeper analytical skills by deciding just WHO will close on Saturday night ... Shakeel or Shakwan

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