Indian Outsourcing Firms Want Kinder, Gentler Political Message

So, the cross-border body shoppers are willing to do just about anything other than being honest.  They don't want to refrain from fraud.  They don't want to pay market compensation. They don't want to actually behave kindly and gently.  They just want to put up a phony kinder, gentler front... while continuing to bribe US government officials and functionaries for the benefit of a few executives and the harm of over a million science and tech workers.

It is truly sad that executives are more concerned with this years 6 figure bonus than they are with the long term ramifications of an outsourced staff.  The perceived reductions in expenses are quickly overshadowed by low customer satisfaction and inferior results.  In the end, outsourcing isn't about improvement or value, it is about greed.  The American middle class deserve better.

Interesting comments.  How many of the writers drive American cars?  How many of the clothes they wear are made in the United States?  How many wear shoes made in the USA?

Over the years we decimated US manufacturing and had no qualms about buying imported consumer goods.  We have no reservations buying imported oil - why do we not lobby to use American oil?  Why fund the middle east to fund terror attacks on our people?

Globalization and outsourcing are inevitable - market forces constantly drive to reduce costs and move to lowest cost economies.  That is the reason why so many American products are sold worldwide - our quality and prices are the best.  What is good for the goose is good for the gander - just as we celebrate our exports, we have to tolerate our imports.  However, we need to control imports to maintain reasonable balance of payments. So let us reduce consumption and imports!  Let us car pool, use public transportation when ever possible, take a train or plane when we travel (even though it costs us more than driving alone), so we reduce consumption, even when it costs us more.

Our kids do not want to do science and engineering, so we are forced to "import" talent.  The H1B program was developed for getting the best brains to our country,  but sadly it is so messed up that it is not working.  We need to improve this program so it serves the true purpose and then outsourcing overseas will reduce.   When you can not take a horse to water, you take water to the horse.  So, when changes in the H1B program prevented bringing in additional workers to our shores, the jobs went overseas and the companies discovered that they get the same work done at a lower cost!

This will level off, it will take a few years but things will fall in place.  Until then, let us reduce consumption, increase reuse and recycling.  That is our only hope - reduce, reuse and recycle.

Dear all,

The capitalism of America and other western nations was build on exploiting the poor ones through the power of trade pacts, colonisation & what not.

Americans are some 350 million people on earth.  I think it's better to give bread & butter to billions of poorer people  world wide than sustaining Obesity in heart, spirits & americain bodies.

Slim down to what you need to be!

True, globalisation had it's risks like people loosing jobs in America. But even in China, they do! So do the Americans cry ? No, they don't.

You can't have your cake and eat it too!! That's not possible.

I do believe that capitalism has to be softer and differentbut but for now it stays.

And you better stay in the game lest you are left irrevalant in this fast moving world.

Outsourcing is good if it's well managed. For proof, you can just see that America turned richer after manufaturing outsourcing.

So please stop crying and get back to work!!

John,

I do not mean to debate, but yes, this is my name, strange as it might seem.  I wish I was a lobbyist, I would at least be making tons of money   Face reality and speak with conscience - how many imported products are in your life?  Why do you use them, when you suggest Unionize, unite and fight back? 

I buy and drive only American cars, and use American products when ever possible.  Do that, and our country will do better.

I think it's a great idea of the lobbyist to "stress the human element of the issue".. and I would personally like to suggest that they drag in the children of the workers laid off before congress, to express how they are not able to be properly cared for due to corporate greed (like, for example, a lack of health care).

Oh.. but I guess that's not the human side they are looking for right?

Also regarding Alan L. Krishnan comment that America is "America turned richer after manufaturing outsourcing". Correction - American wealthy elite are richer since outsourcing, while both american citizens are being screwed over.

But since the US corporate elite, with it's absolute lack of loyalty to it's own country- have decided to outsource US jobs.. I have decided to fight back by telling them they will need to outsource their products as well.

I'm not buying - and I hope they crash and burn so their all important "profit" levels becomes equal to the lack of morality they share with the world.

The fundamental difference between US and other contries is that US was built on democratic principles.

The defining character of this country is not capitalism, socialism, protectionism or globalization, open border or closed border.  These things come and go.  It's all about democracy (people's rule).  If you don't like any of these policies - change them. They are not written in stone.  Make them into political issue this coming election.  Power to the people.