A Bush report says sending jobs overseas is good for America.

[Cascadian]

Yes. It's true. A report from the White House has stated that moving both blue collar and white collar jobs overseas is beneficial and will help "enrich" the U.S. economy in the long term...Read on!


http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?c=1&slug=bushecon10&date=20040210&query=white+house+jobs


Yes. Workers aren't people. They are commodities!

:eyes:


John

[Sagan]

1. are the Dem candidates hammering on this?

And if not, why not? this sounds like the perfect campaign sounbite:

"The Bush Administration thinks sending American jobs overseas is a GOOD thing!"

[bonemachine]

2. It's Amazing America!

According to the 2004 Bush Economic report, outsourcing jobs is good. For example, outsourcing medical jobs will help controll spiraling medical costs!

In the SOTU, didn't Bush promise we'd be ADDING skilled jobs, like those in medical professions?

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Shipping jobs to low-cost countries is the "latest manifestation of the gains from trade that economists have talked about" for centuries, said N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Just as U.S. consumers have enjoyed lower prices from foreign manufacturers, so too should they benefit from services being offered by overseas companies that have lower labor costs, he said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26982-2004Feb9.html



America's growing economy is also a changing economy. As technology transforms the way almost every job is done, America becomes more productive, and workers need new skills. Much of our job growth will be found in high-skilled fields like health care and biotechnology. So we must respond by helping more Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in our new economy.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040120-7.html

[Stephanie]

3. Offshoring! It's a Good Thing!

This story alone hands us the election. America doesn't even have to learn about Plame, AWOL, WMD Lies - this is enough to Stop Bush.

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Bush report: Sending jobs overseas helps U.S.
By Seattle Times wire services

WASHINGTON — The movement of American factory jobs and white-collar work to other countries is part of a positive transformation that will enrich the U.S. economy over time, even if it causes short-term pain and dislocation, the Bush administration said yesterday.

The embrace of foreign "outsourcing," an accelerating trend that has contributed to U.S. job losses in recent years and has become an issue in the 2004 elections, is contained in the president's annual report to Congress on the U.S. economy.

"Outsourcing is just a new way of doing international trade," said N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of Bush's Council of Economic Advisors, which prepared the report. "More things are tradable than were tradable in the past. And that's a good thing."

[SlavesandBulldozers]

4. oh man

they've completely lost it. i can hardly believe what Im reading. This is pretty much an admission that he can't, nor will he ever, create jobs. No matter how they play with the numbers - and talk about "growth" they are incapable of turning this economy around.

So anyway, what's a good entry-level biotechnology job?

[Stephanie]

9. Health Department Inspector?

At least you'd know where not to eat...

[Kinkistyle]

5. Of course it is. Just like war brings peace.

Everything is the opposite for these buncha jokers.

[Fovea]

6. If we don't super glue this onto the front of GWB

Then we are too stupid to breathe.

[The Blue Knight]

7. This is why I think Karl Rove is overrated, and he's just as much a chimp

as his boss, GWB.

[Stephanie]

11. Do you know Rove is a college dropout?

I think it's telling.

Cheney flunked out of Yale.

Bush finished Yale with gentleman's C's.

They're not too bright. That's why they resort to lies.

[Stephanie]

10. Exactly. We can win on this alone.

Paging the DNC....

[Zinfandel]

8. Yes, corporations will get richer and we will all be so proud of our

mighty corporations, that we will be enriched, to work for free (if that's what it takes) to make them stronger and richer and we will be happier and more patriotic knowing we will will fight and send our children to fight and die for our mighty corporations, who are only looking out for our best interest.

[Cascadian]

12. kick

[earthman dave]

13. If people believe "trickle-down", they'll believe anything. eom

[Locke_]

16. "Trickle down" economics

Americans believed "Trickle-Down" because the American Dream fueled it. Most people are convinced that they will someday be rich, and the Republicans sold the optimism of the idea.

[Sugarbleus]

14. I "sense" an underground

economy gaining strength right about now...hmmmm

What I'd really like to know is: CAN WE TURN THESE EDICTS around when WE WIN???? Please say yes.. eeeeeeeeeeeek! :scared:

[radfringe]

15. now we know where the 3.8 million "new" jobs

are going that are suppose to be created this year

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=356476&mesg_id=356476