Re: The Trade Deficit, another view


"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:21:25 -0700, William F Hummel <> P.S. I was visiting
> with an HP executive the other day. I asked
> this UCBerkeley computer scientist if there was reason to get
> such a degree today. The answer was, "Of course."
>
> I then asked, "why should an American company hire an American
> computer scientist when the work could be done much cheaper
> by an Indian in Bangalore? The answer was, "Of course, I've
> been to Bangalore and it's amazing."
>
> -------end-------or should I type "QED"?

It depends, I think, on what you are trying to do. There is an argument that
Americans are more innovative and communicate better with other Americans - if
that is who you are building for or trying to sell to. Which is not to say
that the problem is not there.

Bill


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