Comment Re:Finally fighting back (Score 1) 2064
Note to brewster: The global economy is not a zero-sum game. When Indians get richer, that does not make me poorer. In fact, it creates a larger market for products and services I can provide, which will make me richer.
Not entirely, perhaps, but when I lose my job and can't replace it for 60% of my old salary, then yes, the individual in India getting richer has made me poorer. Now the real rub is that the Indian gentleman is still being paid less than half of what I used to make. He's very happy, the company and its directors and shareholders are happy and I'm still unemployed, wondering how I'm going to make payments on all those US products I bought last year.
The more globalization spreads, the more my education -- in linguistics and foreign languages -- is worth. There are plenty of opportunities out there, if you don't expect Monolithic Corporation A to drop a 9-5 coding job on your desk and leave you alone for the next 40 years.
_I_ don't expect anyone to hand me anything. But plenty of formerly dedicated US workers are getting caught in the pinch when the rules change.
Not entirely, perhaps, but when I lose my job and can't replace it for 60% of my old salary, then yes, the individual in India getting richer has made me poorer. Now the real rub is that the Indian gentleman is still being paid less than half of what I used to make. He's very happy, the company and its directors and shareholders are happy and I'm still unemployed, wondering how I'm going to make payments on all those US products I bought last year.
The more globalization spreads, the more my education -- in linguistics and foreign languages -- is worth. There are plenty of opportunities out there, if you don't expect Monolithic Corporation A to drop a 9-5 coding job on your desk and leave you alone for the next 40 years.
_I_ don't expect anyone to hand me anything. But plenty of formerly dedicated US workers are getting caught in the pinch when the rules change.
