tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:59:03 +0000offshore outsourcingfree tradeoffshoringcorporate greedHillary ClintonNAFTAIndiajobsBangalorefair trade2008 electionInformation TechnologycorruptionTATATCSflip-flopDemocratsEDSIBMJohn EdwardsBarack ObamaBill ClintonDaytonDiana FarrellH-1bHPHewlett PackardJudd GreggLexis NexisLexisNexisMark HurdMcKinsey Global InstituteNASSCOMRecessionReed ElsevierRepublicansSam Palmisanobittereconomylayoffsohioresourced actionedsub-primetech jobsOUTSOURCING AMERICAN JOBS destroys Middle Class Americans. Sending AMERICAN JOBS to other nations destroys American families, communities and working people. OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING is not fair to AMERICAN WORKERS or GOOD for the United States. FREE TRADE undermines American living standards, the U.S. economy and U.S. national security. Outsourcing American jobs is legal because politicians like Barack Obama &amp; Hillary Clinton choose corporate elites over America and average Americans.http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)Blogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-1934344812034398736Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:13:00 +00002009-08-06T18:45:11.810-05:00EDSfree tradeHewlett PackardHPMark Hurdoffshore outsourcingOver the last several months one of my colleagues, a former EDS employee, told me about the deteriorating work conditions, declining benefits and shrinking incomes of his former co-workers at EDS, now an "HP company".I made several attempts to share this information with reporters at the Wall Street Journal who were writing about declining work conditions and benefits of American workers.However,http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2009/08/hp-hacking-away-at-middle-class-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-3285759133027589565Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:10:00 +00002009-02-19T07:34:10.905-05:00Paul Craig Roberts has captured the moment. Americans are losing their jobs to offshore outsourcing and imported replacement workers as a direct result of the "free trade" ideology embraced by political, media and corporate elites. Courageous individuals (such as Senators Grassley and Sanders) who seek justice for American workers are opposed by the overwhelming power of corporate money and http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/people-be-damned.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8895469258219661876Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-02-10T07:30:11.222-05:00Barack Obamacorporate greedDiana FarrellIBMIndiaJudd GregglayoffsMcKinsey Global InstituteNASSCOMoffshore outsourcingresourced actionedSam PalmisanoRon Hira, college professor, author, scholar and IEEE-USA leader has published a devastating critique of Barack Obama's selection of pro-outsourcing advocates to high positions within his administration. As I cautioned people months ago, Barack Obama does not believe in the sort of change many of us seek: Obama is not the agent of "change we can believe in". <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-supports-outsourcing-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-2111076373275497282Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:58:00 +00002008-04-18T06:14:09.615-05:002008 electionbitterDaytonfair tradefree tradeIndiajobsLexis NexisLexisNexisNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringohioReed Elseviertech jobsAs part of it's announced strategy to move all possible work out of the United States to India, Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publishing giant and parent company of Lexis Nexis continues to eliminate positions at the Dayton, Ohio Lexis Nexis "campus" site. Elsevier and Lexis Nexis white collar workers continue to receive news of job cuts. Occassionally, the news leaks out to the press and thenhttp://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2008/04/bitter-in-ohio-lexisnexis-offshore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-7959476844124151464Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:36:00 +00002008-03-11T22:00:41.698-05:00In the wake of Hillary Clinton's claims of foreign policy expertise and the insinuation that she is prepared to take "3 AM calls", I would like to support Sen. Clinton's claim that she does have real foreign policy experience which voters would do well to consider.While Greg Craig, a former director of the State Department's Policy Planning Office rightly points out the exaggerations of Sen http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2008/03/hillary-does-have-foreign-policy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-2934999307749188323Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:50:00 +00002008-02-26T08:01:24.720-05:00Even while LexisNexis and parent company Reed Elsevier are making local, state wide, national and international news with plans for eliminating all possible white collar jobs in Ohio, both Clinton and Obama have been completely silent on the subject. So far, Obama has used NAFTA as a club to hit at Clinton in Ohio. However, the 1,000 plus high tech and "back office" white collar jobs are http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2008/02/hypocrisy-in-ohio-clinton-obama-avoid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-4077788741478564115Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:24:00 +00002008-01-26T17:34:08.761-05:00The business class journalists at Fortune magazine who write for the corporate management class which reads Fortune have discerned that a large and growing majority of Americans (68%) don't support free trade. Of course, the business class journalists at Fortune slant the story in a most predictable manner evident at the outset with "The backlash against free trade is growing" in readers' http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2008/01/america-sours-on-free-trade-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-1239780296515662886Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:55:00 +00002008-01-26T17:12:12.365-05:002008 electioneconomyfair tradefree tradeNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringRecessionsub-primeNoted economist and fierce critic of "free trade", Dr. Charles McMillion writes about the real state of the U.S. economy. Consider his thoughtful summary a "vaccination of truth" in preparation for the misinformation forthcoming in the next presidential address. The so-called "stimulus package" and rate cuts at the Fed are NOT going to pull the U.S. and American workers out of the downward http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2008/01/real-economic-state-of-union.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-6345480006224875135Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:15:00 +00002007-12-06T20:23:23.444-05:00Economist and writer Paul Craig Robert unleashes another salvo on the Offshore Outsourcing lobbyists, CEOs and economists in his latest article, "The Lies at the End of the American Dream". Roberts marshals compelling evidence to support his dismal prediction that "in 20 years the US will have a third world work force engaged in domestic nontradable services". Goodbye middle class America and http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/12/lies-at-end-of-american-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-4089550010859299399Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:54:00 +00002007-10-31T21:03:25.184-05:002008 electionflip-flopHillary ClintonJohn EdwardsGreat exchange in the Debate last night re. the unwillingness of Sen. Clinton to give a straight answer to a direct question -- something long evident in her political career which most Americans objectively despise about politicians. Keep on doing what you do best Hillary. But please do it in front of more people so they can get a better measure of how much you are a "candidate for change"... http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/hillary-is-talking-out-of-both-sides-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-1641332039758384529Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:27:00 +00002007-11-02T18:18:23.743-05:002008 electioncorporate greedcorruptionDemocratsHillary ClintonJohn EdwardsJohn Edwards summed up the "choice" Americans will have should Hillary Clinton become the Democratic Party presidential candidate: "Down one path, we trade corporate Democrats for corporate Republicans; our cronies for their cronies; one political dynasty for another dynasty; and all we are left with is a Democratic version of the Republican corruption machine."Hillary Clinton represents a sort http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/edwards-assails-clinton-corruption.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-278596487069338586Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:06:00 +00002007-10-29T06:27:25.369-05:00Americans are frequently lectured by politicians (Hillary Clinton and George Bush, among others) regarding the need to be "globally competitive". This is usually delivered in the stern tones of a parent lecturing a child. Every now and then, the phalanx of generally approving media lets slip a glimmer of how corporations achieve competitive advantage under the current system of corporate managed http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/credibility-gap-how-corporations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-2689190490762770719Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:17:00 +00002007-10-09T17:05:12.134-05:002008 electionDemocratsfair tradefree tradeHillary ClintonjobsNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringRepublicansIn 2003 - 2004, I was on the phones and on the internet urging Democratic presidential candidates to repudiate "Free Trade" and offshore outsourcing and the "guest worker" (H-1b, L-1) visa programs used to facilitate offshore outsourcing. The campaign managers and advisors kept activists like me at arms length. They wanted us to attack Republicans and deliver support (money and votes) while theirhttp://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/republicans-against-free-trade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8827369750446837444Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:50:00 +00002007-10-05T06:00:14.141-05:00Slashdot carries the story from "Bob Sutor's Open Blog" that IBM is withdrawing one of it's outsourcing-related patent apps: "Outsourcing of Services".The reason given: the patent does not stress technical content, a critical new factor in IBM's standard for patent applications.Great! IBM is "open sourcing" the Offshore Outsourcing process of eliminating American Middle Class jobs then???I don't http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/ibm-withdraws-app-for-outsourcing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-2014026448471162183Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:56:00 +00002007-10-01T06:33:12.592-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedIBMIndiaInformation Technologyjobsoffshore outsourcingoffshoringNot content with slashing it's American and European (i.e., middle class) workforce with a noticeable age-biased twist and moving all possible work to low wage Third World nations like India where IBM now has an immense and growing workforce doing work formerly performed by middle class Americans, IBM is seeking to patent the methodologies and processes for offshoring jobs -- planning to sell thehttp://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/offshoring-us-jobs-ibm-seeks-patents-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-6599636761067592731Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:24:00 +00002007-09-26T06:36:00.271-05:00Sometimes, (quite often) I want to yell, "It's about jobs, stupid!"Many politicians and journalists seem to live in a bubble where life is good for them and they have difficulty relating to the concerns of middle class Americans who live in fear of job loss to low wage workers outside the U.S. or imported into the U.S. on "guest worker" programs.Confrontations like the UAW strike are actually a "http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/uaw-strike-and-jobs-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-7325547890392080701Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:38:00 +00002007-09-23T08:59:35.436-05:00The "Buffalo News" in Buffalo, NY has a story today about Hillary Clinton's ties to Indian Job Outsoucing giant TATA/TCS. The headline of the story is "Critics tie Clinton to offshoring" ( subtitled, "Touted company’s promised local jobs never materialized") This follows on earlier stories in the LA Times and the Washinton Post.Eye-catching quotes:"She touted how she brought Tata to Buffalo – http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/buffalo-news-critics-charge-sen-clinton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8954754546352942535Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:59:00 +00002007-09-21T10:13:39.329-05:00Reviewing Greenspan's book, economist Paul Craig Roberts writing at Counterpunch eviscerates Greenspan for his failure to grasp the realities of what offshore outsourcing has done and is doing to the U.S. economy. Roberts say that the "U.S. is on path to economic Armageddon" because of these practices. It's a meaty article but well worth a read. If you can't or won't read the entire piece, look http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/us-on-path-to-economic-armageddon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8651687271402571247Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:53:00 +00002007-09-21T09:13:59.486-05:00Crossposts of "The Rich Get Richer, We Get Poorer" led to some good blogging yesterday over at The Daily Kos and Raising Kaine I appreciated the commentary from Hugo here on TMP...Also, I'm joining Technorati... Capisci?Technorati Profilehttp://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/blogging-re-hillary-and-offshore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-7032971574204195138Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:19:00 +00002007-09-20T12:57:28.667-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedEDSfair tradefree tradeHillary ClintonjobsNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringIn my last post, I commented on EDS permanently whacking another 12,000 middle class American jobs (Offshoring jobs to low labor cost nations). Afterward, I wondered how much money the current CEO, Ronald Rittenmeyer is paid given that EDS is allegedly so concerned with cost cutting. Well, in 2006, Rittenmeyer received a salary of $770,000 plus a bonus of $310,000. Salary and bonus for CEO http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/rich-get-richer-we-get-poorer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8492397752269844033Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:20:00 +00002007-09-21T11:03:11.246-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedfair tradefree tradeIndiaInformation Technologyoffshore outsourcingoffshoringEDS is whacking its U.S. workforce again...Though, I wonder if EDS management ever stops axing its American workforce? (Answer: "Don't think so") Look at the numbers below. Another 12,000 American middle class jobs are set to be permanently eliminated by EDS alone this year. This is on top of 5,000 American jobs cut in '03 and 20,000 cut in '04! Working with just these figures alone, that's http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/remember-free-trade-is-good-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-9131161994672594007Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:14:00 +00002007-09-21T11:52:31.222-05:00Bill Clintoncorporate greedcorruptionfair tradefree tradeH-1bHillary ClintonNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringI'm reading this...The Hypocrisy of Bill Clinton's New Book 'Giving'Summary: Bill Clinton has written a new book about charity, a "fitting subject" for a president who betrayed the poor and led his party into the arms of corporate America.Noteable Quote: The misery sweeping across the American landscape may have begun with Ronald Reagan, but it was accelerated and codified by Bill Clinton. He http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/clinton-hypocrisy-bill-giving-himself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8858357881385820182Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:44:00 +00002007-09-19T08:07:19.115-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedcorruptionflip-flopfree tradeHillary ClintonIndiaInformation TechnologyjobsNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringTATATCSHillary Clinton supports laws, regulations and trade agreements which subordinate the broad general good of all Americans and the long term interests of the United States to the whims of corporations controlled by monied elites. Hillary Clinton believes in the same radical corporate-managed trade and labor policies supported by the Bush Administration. These radical pro-corporate policies, http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/in-opposition-to-hillary-clinton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-4649213816924645029Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:57:00 +00002007-09-15T22:53:59.287-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedfree tradeHillary ClintonIndiaInformation TechnologyjobsNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringTATATCSContinuing on the theme of my previous posting re. Hillary Clinton's support for corporate programs to eliminate jobs for American workers, I read a comment by an angry Clinton constituent on Progressive Geek The one-time Clinton supporter discussed Hillary's promise to work to improve the jobs situation in Upstate New York when she first ran for the U.S. Senate. Clinton has done just the http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/hillary-clinton-supports-destruction-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741783.post-8720710701135169296Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:27:00 +00002007-09-15T21:52:51.839-05:00Bangalorecorporate greedcorruptionflip-flopfree tradeHillary ClintonIndiaInformation TechnologyjobsNAFTAoffshore outsourcingoffshoringTATATCSIt seems that contrary to Hillary Clinton's claim that there's nothing new to talk about re. her past, the Sept. 8 Washington Post has an interesting article, "Unions Press Clinton on Outsourcing Of U.S. Jobs", filled with information about Senator Clinton's ties to monied elites who profit from the elimination of American middle class jobs.The Obama campaign's fumbled criticism of Hillary http://modernpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/09/hillary-clintons-offshoring-ties-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Info_Tech_Guy)0