Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Member since:
March 2002
March 2002
No, but it is possible to delete it from the site. :)
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Member since:
September 2002
September 2002
Just because someone in this thread has a problem with other person comments does not mean we should delete this thread. So far it has been cultured and to some extent respectful:)
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Member since:
December 2003
December 2003
As much as I hate political debate, I'd have to agree with rpruthee. I may not like it, but obviously others do. I think things have stayed respectful (for the most part) and for those of us that don't like the thread, we can "choose" to overlook it, or not read it at all.
It's good to have a choice. ;)
- Josh
It's good to have a choice. ;)
- Josh
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Member since:
September 2002
September 2002
Tim,
Very good points. However, I have different opinion about your point --
15. Jobs taken from our own country and given to people overseas.
The Clinton Administration recognized that India and China will be biggest land for exports. By the middle of 90s and late 90s, software exports to India and manufacturing exports to China rose. It was Clinton admin which rose the workers visas quota from 65,000/year to 135,000/year for 3 years. Y2K projects rose and US became the largest global exports for software. Manufacturing exports from the US to China and Taiwan was common in 90s. What was positive - the economy under Clinton was booming, so no one complained. The US did not have any deficient. Until late 1999 when the technology boom ended, the whole economy turmoil started. Everything on the technology front back fired. The companies started loosing money. So to compensate for the losing and to reduce future financial imbalance, they exports to other countries rose. Now the real problem started - people in the US started loosing their jobs as companies started looking for the ways to reduce losses.
The main problem is - the economy never really picked in the last 4 years. When companies are not doing well, economy suffers. Bush cannot change - he has been often blatant and foolish about saying -go and educate yourself. Damn it is not about education, it is all about making more money for the companies. Will Kerry change it? I don't think so. We all live in tumultuous times !
--Ranjan
Very good points. However, I have different opinion about your point --
15. Jobs taken from our own country and given to people overseas.
The Clinton Administration recognized that India and China will be biggest land for exports. By the middle of 90s and late 90s, software exports to India and manufacturing exports to China rose. It was Clinton admin which rose the workers visas quota from 65,000/year to 135,000/year for 3 years. Y2K projects rose and US became the largest global exports for software. Manufacturing exports from the US to China and Taiwan was common in 90s. What was positive - the economy under Clinton was booming, so no one complained. The US did not have any deficient. Until late 1999 when the technology boom ended, the whole economy turmoil started. Everything on the technology front back fired. The companies started loosing money. So to compensate for the losing and to reduce future financial imbalance, they exports to other countries rose. Now the real problem started - people in the US started loosing their jobs as companies started looking for the ways to reduce losses.
The main problem is - the economy never really picked in the last 4 years. When companies are not doing well, economy suffers. Bush cannot change - he has been often blatant and foolish about saying -go and educate yourself. Damn it is not about education, it is all about making more money for the companies. Will Kerry change it? I don't think so. We all live in tumultuous times !
--Ranjan
