[ale] New website for H1B [Slightly OT]

[ChangingLINKS.com]

> Well, what kind of reply do you expect when you insult a whole class of
> people?  What would your reply be if I insulted you the way you insulted
> me?
I appologize if you felt insulted. I did not mean for you to wear a shoe that 
didn't fit. If you are overpriced, overcome by emotions, and slow at 
programming, then the statements were not insults but descriptions.

If you asked me to defend my work, I would have provided lists of the features 
(like a resume) and may have even shown case studieds for illustration.

> It's not a level playing field when
> American workers have to compete with offshore workers in a completely
> different economic environment. 
If the programmer is savvy he will fill the niches. We all compete (except the 
lawyers) with offshore competition. Even Microsoft (remember that Linux came 
from . . .offshore). Still, the balance tilts in our favor because the have 
the US "brand name."

> Have you heard of tarriffs?  Do you
> think they are good for the American economy? 
Can't follow you into political economic arguments on this thread. That would 
turn this thread into a flame war as it has in the past. Can't US programmers 
defend their prices without bringing up geopolitical economics?

> There is no "tarriff" for
> offshore workers, that's what tilts the playing field.
It may, but the tilted playing field is HERE in the US. There are many 
opportunities that US programmers have that offshore programmers don't. 
Support for this position can be found in the fact that the offshore 
programmers are soliciting US work. When is the last time you solicited work 
from . . . .India, Romania or Russia?
-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
_______________________________________________
Ale mailing list
Ale at ale.org
http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale