Stop Offshoring
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Monday, August 21, 2006
 
I have said on more than one occasion that despite the seemingly encouraging U.S. job picture, things are still not all rosy, as a result of offshoring. Here is an article that supports my contention: US Jobs Decline Continues.

American economists are yet to face up to the fact that offshoring high productivity, high value-added jobs that pay well and replacing them with waitresses and bartenders is a knife in the heart of the US economy.

Thursday, August 10, 2006
 
Offshoring was an issue in the 2004 Presidential election. I wonder if it will play a part in this year's elections. I haven't heard any candidates talking about it yet. Much of the focus has been on the war in Iraq instead.


Article of the day: Viewpoint: Outsourcing vs. isolationism

Wednesday, August 02, 2006
 
Here's a take on offshoring that I hadn't read before: that companies are using offshoring as a tax write-off rather than realizing any true benefits from it. "We may never know if hidden in the justification for offshore development is a form of cost savings that uses the tax code to support offshoring while it drains Uncle Sam's coffers."

The article talks about some of the negatives of offshoring that I've mentioned before. Among the conclusions it reaches is one that comes from QSM, who has examined software development for years from different angles:
"The defect rate for offshore development reduces its cost-effectiveness so much as to make it a fundamentally lousy way to develop software."

Thank you. Now, if only more executives would listen....




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