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Offshoring and Outsourcing are good — Brooks

Posted on 2012/07/19 by LastTechAge

“Offshoring and outsourcing has been good for American productivity.”  So says New York Times David Brooks, in his 2012 Jul 16 essay (published Tuesday, Jul 17, in the NYT Op-Ed section).  This is in direct confrontation to Paul Krugman’s July … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing and Offshoring Help The Income Pump

Posted on 2012/07/06 by LastTechAge

Krugman points out 2 ways to transfer income upwards – outsourcing and offshoring The process I call The Income Pump switched on in the 1981-82 time frame.   Not sure what are all mechanical parts making up that pump, but it … Continue reading →

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Tom Friedman and The End of US Manufacturing

Posted on 2012/02/02 by LastTechAge

Outsourcing destroys our well of creativity, it is terminating American excellence, Mr. Friedman. Thomas Friedman’s column Made In The World, in the 2012 Jan 29 issue New York Times is the ideological bible for modern business.   He had better be … Continue reading →

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