Dennis Kucinich - he is a senator, economics,
Posted By: curiousMT on 2008-12-23
In Reply to: Something VERY important to consider!! - Me
and what we need is advocacy. Unions, not so much. They were not even able to help nurses from my past experience.
actually, you can write anyone in the senate, congresspeople, but we are in need of desperately is representation...
firstly, a union is only as strong as your weakest link and from my firsthand experience it is way too easy to pit women against women, and administration are pros at this. you cannot get women to agree on anything, really. no offense but just fact from my experience.
secondly, http://www.paulgraham.com/unions.html
thirdly, our sister MTs in Indian, Philippines, etc. would have to be educated and approached somehow.
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You don't understand economics very well.
but it would wreck havoc on India if we walked in there and paid the same as we do here. The government would stop it as well.
There is a myriad of complex issues involved in this type of problem.
While it sounds like the right thing to do, it isn't realistic, it is NOT the right thing to do as far as destabilizing a country's economic structure, and it is not okay for us to make stipulations on our own freedom to be as rich or poor as we want to be here.
Free enterprise. Companies are free to handle their business as they see fit and we want them to have that freedom. You are free to choose employers and we want you to have that freedom.
I for one understand economics quite well sm
Some people seem to think it is A-okay to destabilize the AMERICAN economy, which is exactly what is happening.
It does in an economics sense
In a strictly economics sense, it was the only real possible outcome. One of the consequences of the move to offshore is that it has driven down on-shore wages (and this goes across all industries impacted by offshoring- ask anyone in IT, software, or customer support). On the plus side, all things will equilibrate. Already, at least for some companies, the switch to offshore companies meant a 1-time profit because of the greatly reduced labor costs. But the demand for skilled workers offshore meant that they could start asking for more money. As their wages get closer and closer to US wages, the pressure is on in the industries to bring those costs back down, which means offshoring from the offshored. Eventually, however, they will decide to bring it back because we'll eventually become the low cost alternative. We may eventually see our wages return to what they once were, but we're probably looking at about a 10 year cycle before that happens.
Now if the cost of living came down commensurate with our wages, I could probably deal with it. Unfortunately, our capitalist business structure means those labor savings, rather than enabling then to bring down the price so those impacted by their business model could still afford them, meant that the CEOs make insane salaries/bonuses that would enable them to make their own stimulus payments to the US economy.
The trick is holding on by our fingernails until the worm turns and our jobs come back.
Dennis Paulik not showing up
You know what...those 2 ladies did his dirty work for him...the 2 of them have built quite a reputation for themselves. I wonder if he (Dennis) will turn around and find them to be overpaid so that they will find themselves out of jobs too. Let's be honest, there's nothing they do that a person from India can't do...Just remember...you reap what you sow. That motto applies to not only to Dennis but to Kathy Clemmons and Colleen Neidert as well...because remember, God doesn't like ugly, which is all that they seem to have spewed here. This is a horrible situation and if I were in the shoes of these 2 women, I would worry if I would be the next person to stand in the unemployment line.
Dennis Paulik didn't have the sm
balls to get on the call. He didn't want to hear what we had to say because he doesn't care. I'm sure he's sipping a cocktail in Maui counting his dollars as we speak.
Well, they have senator Frist, whose
family owned Columbia, then HCA, whatever they call it this week. He is also an M.D., one who stopped and rendered aid, if I remember correctly, in Florida a few years back. In places like Sugarland, a record number of docs and professional healthcare workers are turning out for these town halls. There is obviously quite a movement going on here. GP, Wonder if you have gotten your hands on HR3400, the pub version healthcare reform. Having too much trouble on this old nag I'm using to get around much anymore.
Dennis @ Aspen Chloe - will you email me
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To write your senator/congressman
I just put in the name of my senators and I got directed to a home page and I could then E-mail him direct. Which I did telling him that if all of our jobs go overseas then no one would be working to pay his salary. They need to start taxing these companies that do this as they are missing out on a lot of FICA and fed taxes, etc. Don't know if it will do any good but I put in my two cents worth for all of you losing your jobs. Also wonder if the price is going DOWN to the clients, that would be interesting to know.
Good luck to all of you.
I just wrote my state senator the following..
Dear Senator: You may or may not know about a recent sale of Medquist, Inc. Transcription Services selling 70% of their stock to an India-owned company as of 5/22/08. In 2007, Medquist fired over 1000 employees to prepare for this sale. CBAY is known for firing US employees and hiring employees in India to do US medical transcription. We desperately need your help to address the issue of outsourcing of US medical records thereby losing confidentiality of our medical information, social security #s, birthdates, and much more. including further loss of jobs for US workers. We urge you to pass the following bill:
S. 810/H.R. 1653
Clinton (D-NY)/Markey (D-MA)
Prohibits American businesses and health care organizations from sharing consumers’ personal information with foreign affiliates or subcontractors without consent from consumers. Allows consumers to “opt out” of having their personal information processed overseas and bars companies from denying service or charging consumers more as a result.
Any and all help you can give us in regard to keeping jobs in the US will be greatly aprpeciated.
Yeah Senator Frisk
He was our senator when we lived in Tennessee.
Yeah Senator Frisk
He was our senator when we lived in Tennessee. Yes, I have my hands on HR3400. One problem, I suppose, with retirement is one has time to research, think and re-think and more importantly to act. Medical professionals in my area are simply outraged and they are plenty vocal about it. Town Hall meetings are packed and medical professionals are flocking to them.
Should Dennis Paulik and Kathy Clemmons read the article?
Should they know we will not be silent? Our voices need to be heard.
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