Outsourcing

The world is becoming flat. Companies these days are outsourcing their jobs like no other. Most major companies these days have call centers in another country. They do this so it is cheaper for them to operate. Some of the major companies in include Dell, AOL, and Microsoft. In Texas people complain about other people taking their jobs, but really we should start blaming the companies and not the people. Eventually if the trend remains the same almost all companies will have offices outside of the United States. I believe the outsourcing of jobs could be a part of the problem we are having economically right now. If companies were to remain in the United States and give jobs to the citizens, the money would stay in the U.S and we would be in better shape economically. I don't know if there is any law preventing companies from outsourcing their jobs but I think there should be some kind of “rule” set in place. I don't like the whole idea of the world becoming flat and such. I believe as an American that we should be different and try to stand out. I wouldn't be surprised if in the future we develop a “global bill” much like the Euro but for the entire world. The way things are going I think we should try to become more isolated like the United States was before.

Response to War in Iraq

While i agree with you that we should begin to exit Iraq, I do not think we should do it all at once. We need to strategically exit Iraq and not just pack up and run. Doing so will be really unsafe and could leave Iraq vulnerable to another regime takeover. I also agree with you stating that the United States is spending too much money on the war. Being in the economic situation that the United States is currently in, we could do far better things with the money here. But, I also belive that we have done some good in Iraq. Getting the Taliban out of power in Iraq was one of the few good things that we have done there, and i think the United States is a little safer with them out of power.