Why Stay Here When You Can Outsource Offshore?
Companies specializing in IT (Information Technology) are increasingly turning to outsourcing their labor to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the MidEast. The reason is reduction of labor costs, which can be as much as 50% lower in these developing regions than in a fully developed nation.
Companies that have specialized in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) have found that their systems lend themselves perfectly to many segments of IT services. These services include the development and testing of software, data entry, data processing and help desk support. The IT company located in the offshore country will hire highly trained and expert professionals who are able to develop software in .NET, Java/J2EE, telecommunications applications, database solutions and smartcard solutions, just to name a few. The engineers and other professionals who perform these duties can either be full time employees of the offshore company, who move from product to product depending on which customers the outsourcing firm has, or they themselves may be hired on a contractual basis.
It is not only large IT companies with sizeable projects that turn to outsourcing as a cost effective solution. Small, individual IT jobs can also be outsourced to an IT professional. India is by far the most popular destination for outsourced IT demand, especially from the United States. In one city in India alone, Bangalore, there are 100,000 workers working on software development, chip manufacturing, computer operating systems, etc. Even though these employees make less than $7 per hour, they are highly trained IT professionals. Outsourcing such as this benefits the economy of the advanced country in cost savings, as well as the economy of the developing country by adding income.
The entire IT industry is a rapidly changing one. Outsourcing companies that deal with IT projects must work at staying on top of all new developments in IT technology. This requires constant training and re-training, sometimes at the headquarters of the company that hired them. Business PRocess Outsourcers make sure to hire their employees from a highly qualified, English fluent labor pool, and maintain and upgrade their training on a constant basis.
In order to compete in a global economy, IT companies must outsource to stay alive. If a company chooses not to outsource for political reasons or supposed loyalty to their country, they are making a grave mistake. They essentially are choosing to take on more expenses then their competitors and in turn may be driven out of business. This is particularly true in slim margin businesses. What would be worse for their country, a company with a certain percent of employees offshore or no company at all?
Mike Batta
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Given my stance on the issues, who should I vote for?
ABORTION
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I am pro-choice.
GAY MARRIAGE
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I support gay marriage.
OFFSHORE DRILLING
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We should drill domestically until we are blue in the face
ENERGY
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We should invest heavily in alternative fuel research and implementation.
IRAQ
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We shouldn’t have been there in the first place and we need to responsibly leave ASAP.
TAXES
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I support the FairTax.
HEALTH CARE
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We need better default coverage for Americans who can’t afford Health Insurance. At the same time, we should promote healthier lifestyles and encourage everyone to become financially responsible enough to pay for their own health care.
FEMINISM
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I support the "Equal pay for equal work" idea.
I do not support "Affirmative-Action-like" legislation mandating quotas.
ECONOMY
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Outsourcing should be severely limited, and tax-breaks for companies that outsource jobs should be reduced to nill.
The minimum wage should be left to the states.
COLLEGE COSTS
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This matter should be left to the states. Federal interference in higher education should be nill.
EDUCATION
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This matter should be left to the states, with minimum interference and funding on the federal level.
I think we can all agree that we need better performance. We should replace "Leave no child behind" with "Leave the dumb ones behind until they are smart enough to pass." We need to raise the bar to a respectable standard, not lower the bar so more people can pass.
SEX AND POVERTY
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Let’s be honest: A single person can survive with low levels of comfort on minimum wage. People run into problems when they have children that they cannot afford. In light of this, let’s subsidize birth control for people in financial need. Let’s reward schools (by way of additional funding) for taking a serious look at sex education. As a nation, we should encourage RESPONSIBILITY! You DO NOT have children that you cannot afford. Period.
FOREIGN POLICY
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We should stay out of other nations’ business as much as possible. We should be friendly and offer aid only when it is absolutely wanted and needed.
As a rule of thumb, domestic issues should always be addressed before foreign issues.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE
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We should start taking this seriously. "Under God" needs to go. "In God we trust" needs to go. And if God really wanted to bless America, then he would start paying taxes.
IMMIGRATION
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We need to make it easy for people to come here and work here. The path to citizenship should be simple and clear. That being said, we need to tighten border security and criminalize illegal immigration.
ENVIRONMENT
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We should encourage things like recycling and fuel efficiency.
DRUGS
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Pot should be legalized; our police have better things to be doing.
21 should be reduced to 18.
STEM CELL RESEARCH
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This is important. It should be federally funded and there should be no restrictions.
DEATH PENALTY
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Against the death penalty.
REPARATIONS
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No way, no how.
Obama
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Obama with a Democratic Congress will solve most your issues.
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Holy Shi*. I wish you could run for President-I would vote for you!
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Barack Obama On the issues>>
International Issues Domestic Issues Economic Issues Social Issues
Foreign Policy Gun Control Budget & Economy Education
Homeland Security Crime Government Reform Health Care
War & Peace Drugs Tax Reform Abortion
Free Trade Civil Rights Social Security Families & Children
Immigration Jobs Welfare & Poverty Corporations
Energy & Oil Environment Technology Principles & Values
http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
No Mccain’s website on "issue" anywhere in the net? sorry
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Probably Ron Paul, but he will not win, so you need to vote for Barack.
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I personally think your views are libertarian. But I’m biased, because I am one myself.
You’re against interventionism foreign policy, and seem like you are very in favor of free market solutions (ex. drilling, economy, kind of taxes, etc.)
You seem like you want many matters left to the states, which is traditionally a libertarian view.
You are in favor of civil liberties for the most part, with drugs being legal, death penalty opposition, immigration, abortion, and gay marriage.
So, I do think your a moderate libertarian, but that’s just me.
If you want, you can quiz yourself on your political views to find what political views match you best. Test yourself on your political views with these websites:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html
http://politics.beasts.org/scripts/survey
EDIT: One person above me said you would have voted for Ron Paul, Ron Paul happened to be a libertarian just to let you know. Your economic views would not be in line with Obama, so I personally think that would not be an appropriate choice. It’s hard to put people on a 2-D axis with political views, I mean, you can’t just choose between conservative and liberal.
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Obama
You’re a Democrat for sure!
Welcome to the club!
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Sounds like your a Godless gay person with no sense of right and wrong, the BaRack Omaba bunch will LOVE having you on their side.
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Whats SO Bad About Living RIGHT ??
McCain – Palin `08
You sound democratic to me. And I am a Canadian with nothing to lose or gain (well, maybe avoid some fallout)
Move up here if McCain gets in… although if our own federal conservatives get a majority, the whole continent could get ugly pretty fast.
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Honestly, you’ve got a mixed bag there. I’m the same way.
I’ve been a dem all my life. (I’m 46 — first voted for Carter when I was 18.)
I’d be glad to tell you why I’m voting for McCain instead of Obama, but I have to go run some errands. Send an e-mail message to me if you want to hear more form me!
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You sound so sexy when you talk politics! << purring !! >>
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I would say Libertarian.
Reasons, Libertarian stance: pro-choice, pro gay-marriage, Iraq, FairTax, feminism, education, foreign policy, drugs, stem cell research, death penalty
Democrat: default coverage for Americans who can’t afford Health Insurance, subsidize birth control and sex ed, stem cell research, death penalty(?)
Republican: tighten border security and criminalize illegal immigration
All (?): recycling and fuel efficiency
Not sure of: tax-breaks for companies that outsource jobs should be reduced to nill
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vote for me!
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