| "> | | | | center located in India, the American customer totally |
| Everyone outsources! Unless of course you are | | | | wins, how?! We get cheaper goods and also help to |
| Robinson Crusoe (you reside on a deserted island on | | | | create markets for products and services abroad as |
| your own). C'mon most of us outsource repairing our | | | | well. Keep in mind that the United States has a |
| vehicles to our mechanics. We outsource the mowing | | | | colossal trade surplus in services and IP (intellectual |
| our lawn or running of errands to some teenager who | | | | property). Unlike manufacturing, people in countries with |
| leaves down the street or pay a professional | | | | growing are the ones that can afford IP or services - |
| gardener. | | | | so, it is really in the best Interest of the United States |
| In a nutshell, outsourcing is not just good but great - we | | | | to assist other economies through trade. You need to |
| simply cannot do everything all by ourselves. You really | | | | understand that the United States is helping these |
| do not need to own a cow if you want milk, if you | | | | countries through trade and not aid, which is the best |
| catch my drift. Thanks to the fact that industrial | | | | way to create a universal economic expansion. |
| revolution was solidly built on increased specialization. | | | | One of the myths of outsourcing that really drives me |
| Really, the controversy over "to outsource or not to | | | | nuts is that programmers in the United States are |
| outsource" is totally xenophobic and protectionist! | | | | losing their work to offshore outsourcing companies. |
| Certain people think that outsourcing is totally | | | | This is absolutely ridiculous, think about it, No American |
| great...wait for it...as long as it is carried out by | | | | C++ or Java programmer who knows his or her |
| American indigenes. But these certain people believe | | | | onions has had their job outsourced. But if you are a |
| that if foreigners do the outsourced tasks, then it is a | | | | COBOL programmer and you have been too lazy to |
| definite no-no - particularly if the people handling the | | | | have your skills updated, then you might be at risk. |
| outsourced task are of a certain color. If that is not | | | | Well, look on the bright side, you may not be at risk |
| racism, I honestly do not know what is! Their borderline | | | | because the COBOL market is shrinking fast and the |
| racist behavior should NEVER have a place in a | | | | Java market is growing rapidly. |
| globalized economy. | | | | Outsourcing is good for America and it is also good for |
| When top footwear companies outsource its | | | | nations that also take part in becoming our off-shore |
| manufacturing to a plant in the heart of Malaysia or a | | | | partners. |
| top bank outsourcing its customer service to a call | | | | |