outsourcing: questions & answers

In recent weeks, President Bush claimed that outsourcing is
good for the economy. As if that offering of doublespeak
wasn't bad enough, he also said that the solution to the loss
of jobs (through outsourcing) is EDUCATION. This evokes
some questions that need serious answers.

1. Does the Pres think that middle-aged people with families,
lackluster salaries, and ever-increasing cost of living, can really
afford to quit their jobs (if they have any) and go to school?

2. In this lousy economy, how many of us can afford to go back
to school, even if we keep our jobs?

3. Assuming that our education might somehow be subsidized
by the government, we still need to support our families, which
would mean that we would have to work full time, then attend
classes, then do homework, and then try to squeeze in a couple
of hours of sleep before going to work and school the next day
while fighting to keep our eyes open and our heads up.

4. If President Bush was referring to education for younger
folks--who are probably already going to school anyway--
what solution does he suggest for outsourcing victims in
their 30's and up? Maybe we should move to India or China?

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My suggestions:

1. Outsource George W. Bush.

2. Oursource the corpocrats who pull his strings.

3. Create severe tax penalties for "American" companies
that try to avoid their civic responsibilities by moving their
operations overseas, and/or by outsourcing jobs.

And, while we're at it:

4. Define the poor quality crap manufactured in foreign
sweatshops as "imported goods" (even if packaged with
"American" brand logos), and make the "American"
corporations pay import tariffs.

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If you'd like a great resource on outsourcing and
related issues, check out Outsourcing Outrage.