2016 Postmortem

RiverLover

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27. Lowering wages is NOT good. Lords paid serfs low wages too. We ended that practice for a reason.

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:56 PM

Mar 2016

At some point, community & people need to count more that insane profits for already insanely wealthy people.

And Americans should be the priority for American companies.

...And btw, they should pay their fucking taxes too.

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Outsourcing Clinton Allies Accused of Abusing L-1, H1-B Work Visa System [View all] Baobab Mar 2016 OP

Please delete, the Free Beacon is a right wing source. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #1

So we should ignore it and not discuss? revbones Mar 2016 #2

I doubt there's anything to this, it's from last year. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4

The Economic Policy Institute (www.epi.org) has been following this issue Baobab Mar 2016 #11

as many as 30 or 40 million currently good paying jobs could eventually be globalized if the WTO Baobab Mar 2016 #13

I understand that you're passionate about this subject. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #14

what right wing source? WTO? Baobab Mar 2016 #16

I already explained that Free Beacon is a right wing source. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #17

Some interesting info- This is a big big big thing, global in scope. Going back 22 years Baobab Mar 2016 #18

Here are the Indian government's arguments for Mode Four Baobab Mar 2016 #25

From first hand experience I can say that my paycheck was decimated because of H1b visa workers peacebird Mar 2016 #28

Oh it's definitely a conversation worth having. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #29

Free Beacon. LOL. DanTex Mar 2016 #3

hRC certainly wants to raise the cap on H 1-B Visas: amborin Mar 2016 #5

Your source is a right-wing website. MineralMan Mar 2016 #6

It's a serious story, and a new poster who has been linking really good stuff. Wilms Mar 2016 #7

I would like to point out there is an important "left wing" side to this and thats Baobab Mar 2016 #12

I agree. Wilms Mar 2016 #20

The problem is, they promised them an El Dorado in the WTO Baobab Mar 2016 #22

here is a "left wing source" basically, this is a much more information rich story Baobab Mar 2016 #19

We need to build solidarity between all of the players in this process. Baobab Mar 2016 #23

I always thought of Hillary Clinton as "The Senator from India" LongTomH Mar 2016 #8

EPI.org has a lot of solid research on guest worker visas, H1 and 2-Bs are being abused when Baobab Mar 2016 #15

Freebeacon???? LMAO cosmicone Mar 2016 #9

The RW water won't just carry itself!! JoePhilly Mar 2016 #10

In her words, giving Indians jobs instead of Americans is a good thing. RiverLover Mar 2016 #21

Competitive Advantage Baobab Mar 2016 #24

Lowering wages is NOT good. Lords paid serfs low wages too. We ended that practice for a reason. RiverLover Mar 2016 #27

To WTO lowering wages in developed countries is good because its MORE "EFFICIENT" Baobab Mar 2016 #30

Well, that will help the workers in IN, who lost their jobs to Mexicans earning 10%. TEN PERCENT RiverLover Mar 2016 #37

Obligations are still tied to the land. Baobab Mar 2016 #31

More proof that donations to Clinton aren't a free ticket to breaking the law. Hoyt Mar 2016 #26

THESE TWO EVENTS ARE NOT CONNECTED! Baobab Mar 2016 #32

So what did they get for the fee? Hoyt Mar 2016 #33

45 minutes of speechmaking Baobab Mar 2016 #34

In other words, Clinton didn't pull any strings for them. Hoyt Mar 2016 #35

They are above all that. Baobab Mar 2016 #36