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Originally Posted by andyl
Whoa there! I'm not saying I agree with outsourcing, just saying that's the way the economy now works and pointing out the way we all take the positives we want from it - cheap electronics from China etc - but don't recognise the negatives, which is jobs being lost. We seem to want it both ways though.
Don't forget too all the manufacturing and mining jobs already lost which means we are now more dependent than ever on other countries' goods and resources.
BTW I work for myself so my job's probably under more threat from spending too much time here  |
It's the old story. In this country we want things cheap cheap cheap all the time. We're our own worst enemy.