tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post8779330854802882397..comments2024-03-17T23:38:59.305-07:00Comments on Thinking About It: Made in (Not America)Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-24550399733380130022012-02-14T15:21:18.773-08:002012-02-14T15:21:18.773-08:00Made in China : should be changed to : Made in a C...Made in China : should be changed to : Made in a Communist Athiest Shit Hole Where Slave\Child Labor, Environmental Destruction and Currency Manipulation is Normal!<br /><br />I hate the nation of China! <br /><br />Any country that murders college students for demonstrating is an evil nation that does not deserve to do business with America. <br /><br />The companies in America that exported our jobs to that shit hole should held ethically, morally and legally accountable for exporting our jobs and creating a trade deficit that is destroying the US economy, while also supporting slave labor, childhood forced labor, human rights violations, and ecological destruction on a scale that is historically unprecedented as those Godless people embrace the Jonsy style consumption sadly promoted as success in vain parts of the materialist first world.<br /><br />What happend to faith, family and friendship?Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-14336434180162308932012-01-31T01:41:43.300-08:002012-01-31T01:41:43.300-08:00http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/28/2754498/the-verg...http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/28/2754498/the-vergecast-015-01-28-2012Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-21795526527894721312012-01-26T22:38:12.326-08:002012-01-26T22:38:12.326-08:00http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/26/2735663/apples-l...http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/26/2735663/apples-labor-practices-former-executives<br /><br />Apple "underage and slave labor" at Foxconn : while Apple makes the largest tech company profit ever this quarter. What happened to ethics?Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-90758497552161285272012-01-15T14:26:17.052-08:002012-01-15T14:26:17.052-08:00http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/aam-caf-conf...http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/aam-caf-conference-stop-outsourcing-dreamAaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-26978470690219561112012-01-15T14:13:45.333-08:002012-01-15T14:13:45.333-08:00Applauding the White House Insourcing Forum, AFL-C...Applauding the White House Insourcing Forum, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka makes clear the connection between job outsourcing and the nation’s escalating inequality–according to the Congressional Budget Office, the top 1 percent saw their incomes skyrocket by 275 percent between 1979 and 2007Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-24026975551959934122012-01-15T14:10:19.857-08:002012-01-15T14:10:19.857-08:00Is it patriotic to ship American jobs overseas? NO...Is it patriotic to ship American jobs overseas? NO We live in a globally-connected world, but let’s face it: American corporations must first focus on their own backyards–a novel concept all to many, it seems: ironic consider the widespread scale of unemployment and the dismal state of our economy after decades of relentless outsourcing!<br /><br />http://www.opposingviews.com/i/money/white-house-insource-jobs-decrease-inequalityAaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-27577888996829754492012-01-15T14:04:13.519-08:002012-01-15T14:04:13.519-08:00Another interesting article on this subject:
htt...Another interesting article on this subject: <br /><br />http://economyincrisis.org/content/greater-threat-terrorism-outsourcing-american-economy<br /><br />A Greater Threat Than Terrorism Outsourcing the American Economy<br />By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS<br />Bio: Economist<br />Is offshore outsourcing good or harmful for America? To convince Americans of outsourcing’s benefits, corporate outsourcers sponsor misleading one-sided “studies.”<br /><br />Only a small handful of people have looked objectively at the issue. These few and the large number of Americans whose careers have been destroyed by outsourcing have a different view of outsourcing’s impact. But so far there has been no debate, just a shouting down of skeptics as “protectionists.”<br /><br />Now comes an important new book, Outsourcing America, published by the American Management Association. The authors, two brothers, Ron and Anil Hira, are experts on the subject. One is a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the other is professor at Simon Fraser University.<br /><br />The authors note that despite the enormity of the stakes for all Americans, a state of denial exists among policymakers and outsourcing’s corporate champions about the adverse effects on the US. The Hira brothers succeed in their task of interjecting harsh reality where delusion has ruled.<br /><br />In what might be an underestimate, a University of California study concludes that 14 million white-collar jobs are vulnerable to being outsourced offshore. These are not only call-center operators, customer service and back-office jobs, but also information technology, accounting, architecture, advanced engineering design, news reporting, stock analysis, and medical and legal services. The authors note that these are the jobs of the American Dream, the jobs of upward mobility that generate the bulk of the tax revenues that fund our education, health, infrastructure, and social security systems.Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-74404391390251016642012-01-15T13:44:52.337-08:002012-01-15T13:44:52.337-08:00I thought this was interesting too:
"There ...I thought this was interesting too: <br /><br />"There are some drawbacks to outsourcing as well. One of these is that it often eliminates direct communication between a company and its clients. This may prevent a company from building solid relationships with their customers, and often leads to dissatisfaction on one or both sides. There is also the danger of not being able to control some aspects of the company, as outsourcing may lead to delayed communications and project implementation. Any sensitive information is more vulnerable, and a company may become very dependent upon its outsource providers, which could lead to problems should the outsource provider back out on their contract suddenly." <br /><br />From http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-outsourcing.htm<br /><br />Especially considering the widespread and prolific pattern of intellectual property theft that has become normal in China. When Apple Designs the iThing in California, but manufactures it in China, they are in essence giving sleazy Chinese companies the blue-prints to their devices. All sorts of Kirfy ripoffs exist because of this.Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-55400105420005692622012-01-14T01:51:24.570-08:002012-01-14T01:51:24.570-08:00The link is also in my posting, but here it is aga...The link is also in my posting, but here it is again to the short video interview with the author on this topic: <br /><br />Steve Denning: Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle in the USA the Video<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzUbzb26p1Q&feature=player_embeddedAaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689721533782867620.post-70742439783410528722012-01-14T00:30:24.362-08:002012-01-14T00:30:24.362-08:00The source seed article from this post can be foun...The source seed article from this post can be found at : <br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/08/17/why-amazon-cant-make-a-kindle-in-the-usa/Aaron Kenneth Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269701875376295116noreply@blogger.com