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- How and why those jobs were lost- Why 14 million more jobs will be lost- why those jobs are never coming back- What the future will be like for Americans- How you can survive the collapseMillions of American manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1960's. But American inginuity allowed many of those jobs to be replaced by high-tech jobs. The jobs we are losing now are in Engineeering, Computer Science, Research and Development, and most other high-tech areas.Over many decades, American workers, through unions and scarcity of skilled workers, have raised their standard of living. American companies couldn't use cheap foreign labor because communicating and coordinating over great distance was costly and complicated. The Internet changed that.Using cheap Internet bandwidth provided by American telecom companies, American companies are now able to communicate and coordinate with cheap foreign workers just as easily as if they lived next door. The Internet has leveled the playing field for all workers world-wide. An American worker now competes for a job against workers in Beijing China, Calcutta India and everywhere else in the world.American companies have the choice of paying a reasonablewage, or even the minimum wage of $6.00 per hour, to anAmerican worker, or paying 24 cents an hour for a workerin China, or 34 cents an hour for a worker in India. Thechoice is clear. Fire the American worker.Some experts are saying that the job oursourcing trend isnot permanent. Just like the high-tech revolution of thelast decades, America will find a way to replace the lostjobs. Unfortunately, wishful thinking does not put food onthe table. The job outsourcing can end only when theAmerican worker becomes cheaper than their foreigncompetitors.Since China and India each have a population of over onebillion (not to mention Indonesia and Africa), compared toabout 300 million for the United States, the wages ofAmerican workers would have to drop until their standardof living collapsed to that of the average Chinese orIndian.== Why the U.S. Government is Exporting Your Job ==Over the past three years, 3 million American jobs havebeen outsourced, primarily to China and India. A study byUC Berkeley predicts that as many as 14 million more jobswill be lost. Why doesn't our government do something? Hasour government and the Bush administration been asleep onthe job? To the contrary, the government is using theexport of your job as a political tool.Recall the tension between the United States and Chinaover Taiwan, and the "spy plane" incident. China is acountry with nuclear weapons. Why doesn't China just takeTaiwan? Why didn't China respond more aggressively to thespy plane incident?Because tensions with the United States would cause 10million Chinese workers to lose their jobs. The 10 millionAmerican workers jobs "gifted" from the U.S Government toChina as a political tool. Loss of those jobs would bringChina's rapidly growing economy to a halt and push Chinaback into the poverty of the Mao Tse-tung era.Recall the tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmirand the power base that radical Muslims have in these twocountries. Both India and Pakistan are countries withnuclear weapons. Why haven't they responded moreaggressively in the struggle over Kashmir? Why have theytaken strong action to keep the radical Muslim elementunder control?Because a war between India and Pakistan, or giving freereign to radical Muslim terrorists, would cause 10 millionIndian and Pakistani workers to lose their jobs. The 10million American workers jobs "gifted" from the U.SGovernment to India and Pakistan as a political tool. Lossof those jobs would bring India and Pakistan's rapidlygrowing economies to a halt and push them back into thepoverty of the Mahatma Gandhi era.The last several decades have been very stressful anddangerous for the United States and the world. Personally,I am very surprised that the world has avoided a nuclearincident that would kill billions of people. The reason ithas avoided that disaster is because the U.S. Governmenthas been offering up American workers jobs to trouble-making foreign countries as an incentive to behavethemselves.The loss of 3 million American jobs and a trade deficit of$541.8 Billion is the cost that U.S. Government is willingto pay to keep the peace. To keep the peace, we have toshare the pie. That's why 14 million more American workerswill lose their jobs. That's why those jobs are nevercoming back.== What the Future Will be Like for Americans ==According to the Bureau Of Economic Analysis, GDP in theU.S. increased at an annual rate of 4.1% in the 4thquarter of 2003. You would think business would need tohire more than the measly 21,000 new workers they hired.A study by Cutting Edge Information found that 90% of allU.S. business hire cheap foreign workers instead ofAmerican Workers. That's why this has been a joblessrecovery for America's 8.2 million unemployed.Do the math; the 3 million American Workers jobs lost tooutsourcing over the last three years cost about $450billion in lost wages and about $150 billion in lost taxrevenue for local, state, and the federal government. Thisexplains the states crumbling infrastructure and the halfa trillion dollar federal annual budget deficit.A study by UC Berkeley predicts that as many as 14 millionmore jobs will be lost, costing local, state, and thefederal government about $250 billion each year in losttax revenue. With that magnitude of tax revenue loss, thestates can forget about investing in infrastructure. Andthey certainly will not be able to continue unemploymentinsurance and welfare benefits when the unemploymentnumbers reach 22 million.Think that can't happen? Then you haven't been payingattention to the news lately. Allen Greenspan, the head ofthe Federal Reserve, stated that the federal governmentwill not be able to pay Social Security after the year 2015.Benefits must be reduced and the age to receive benefitsmust be raised. A Medicare act passed last year tookBenefits away from 14 million senior citizens.Think retirees will be able to rely on their pensions?After years of turmoil in the job market, few Americanworkers have a pension. Even if they have a pension, 63%of all companies have underfunded pension plans. That'sup 6.5% from a year ago and rising at the fastest rate inhistory.America is facing a future with 22 million unemployed and70 million retired people (AARP 2030 projection) who willhave very little in entitlement systems to fall back on.Here in Phoenix we are already witnessing the strange newphenomenon of people 70 and 80 years old robbing banks!Mexico was America's low cost labor source, but they havebeen "outsourced" to even cheaper labor in China and India.Here in Arizona, we are under invasion from Mexicans hopingto find work. People who can't find legitimate work willcreate their own jobs; burglary, drugs, and prostitution.If you are not taking my message seriously, do the mathyourself. China and India each have a population of overone billion (not to mention Indonesia and Africa), comparedto about 300 million for the United States. In order tocompete in the globalized economy, American wages and theAmerican standard of living will need to drop to the levelof the poorest counties on the planet.== How To Survive the Collapse ==Over the past three years, 3 million American jobs havebeen outsourced. America now has 8.2 million unemployed,and a study by UC Berkeley predicts that as many as 14million more jobs will be lost. Unemployment numbers couldreach as high as 22 million. As U.S. companies shoveAmerican workers out the door to be replaced by cheapforeign labor, how can you protect yourself?The way to protect yourself is to examine your current jobto determine if it's a candidate for outsourcing. If itCAN be outsourced, it WILL be outsourced. The secret is torecognize which jobs WILL be outsourced, and if yours isone of them, take action to change to a job that can't beoutsourced.Below is a list of some of the jobs that will be outsouced.- Accounting- Call Center- Computer Programming- Design- Engineering- Medical Transcription- Research- System Administration- TelemarketingIf you are in a job that can be outsourced, begin takingaction to change to a job that can't be outsourced. Jobsthat can't be outsourced are jobs that can't be done overthe Internet. They require a physical person to be present.Below is a list of some jobs that can't be outsourced.- Construction: Landscaper, Building Framer, HeavyEquipment Operator. You can't transmit building or highwayconstruction over the Internet. Avoid design jobs such asarchitectual design and cival engineering, which can beoutsourced.- Delivery: Furniture Delivery, Household Mover, PackageDelivery, Truck Driver. You can't transmit physical objectsover the Internet. They require a physical person todeliver them.- Law Enforcement: Alarm Installer, Corrections Officer,Courtroom lawyer, Police Officer, Security Guard. Crime issoaring, providing opportunities for jobs that can't beoutsourced. Avoid legal documenting or research jobs whichcan be outsourced. - Service: Appiance Repair, Auto Mechanic, Cleaning,Computer and Office Equipment Repair. These jobs require aphysical person to be present, but System and NetworkAdministration is questionable. Most administration can bedone remotely.- Movies and Entertainment: Movie making is a giantindustry in America. You might think some aspects of moviemaking can be outsourced, but the industry is run withincredably tight scedules that can be met only withmaximum communication and coordination. Even jobs likecomputer special effects require real-time collaboration.- Multilingual Coordinator: If you can speak Chinese andare familiar with the customs of China, your chances ofpromotion to manager are very high. - Import/Export: If you can't beat them, join them. Becomea seller of foreign made products and services. You canmake millions of dollars and live in a mansion like BillGates just by facilitating the loss of your fellow Americansjobs.- Start Your Own Business. Choose a type of business whereyou won't be competing with foreign companies. Examples aredry cleaner, caterer, decorator, mail boxes and packaging.Anything that requires a physical person to be present.U.S. Companies will continue to fire millions Americanworkers and replace them with cheap foreign workers. If yourjob CAN be outsourced, it WILL be outsourced. Examine yourcurrent job to see if it's a candidate for outsourcing. Ifit is, take action to change to a job that can't beoutsourced.