Bearmove---Anicdotal evidence indicates that manufacturing jobs are heading to India as well. An acquaintance of mine who was a machinist for Seagate and several other companies just got back from India after a seven month "tour of duty", his second, the purpose of which was to teach his skills. The four other fellows who joined him the first time declined the second tour, having had enough of the squalor for a lifetime. He was not particularly impressed with the hands on skill level of those he was teaching, referring to them as being only "paper trained"
but highly educated at that. This is probably why he was sent over there in the first place. I cannot believe that the Indian workers will not be every bit as skilled as anyone else after some experience. Some of the most talented surgeons I know of in the states are Indian, most with hands of gold.
Benj
