[lbo-talk] offshoring

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Sep 22 13:26:46 PDT 2003


Chuck0 wrote:


>Outsourcing and moving jobs out of the country is a big topic of
>conversation out here in Kansas City. I even talked to a neighbor
>today who brought it up in a conversation about the economy. Sprint
>is a big employer around here and the recent announcements about
>their outsourcing has been big news around here.
>
>You gotta wonder if this will be an election issue.

It's a problem, but as GS points out, a small part of a larger problem of "job-loss" recovery. Any explanation involving foreigners is always going to have a larger appeal.

Doug



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