Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

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Outsourcing - I'm not sure why there's this big push to stop outsourcing and everyone thinks outsourcing is "unpatriotic."

It's a Global Economy and it's very healthy. Besides, maybe it will be a wake-up call for the lazy american that has developed this sense of entitlement through the roaring 90s. This won't be a popular thought but I believe many americans have completely forgotten what hard work is all about.

For years, we have been outsourcing manufacturing to Asia because they can build the same widget for far less cost and that was all part of the "Global Economy." Now we're getting similar value from India and other places (in services) and it's all of a sudden considered "unpatriotic." We should change our focus to working to become competitive with these offerings. I am a big fan of "may the best team win" and if we're not currently the best team at a certain task than we don't deserve to win and need to go retool to become the best team again. No need to blame others for our own internal inadequacies.