So you feel that companies that provide workers from

Post #148,338 by boxley 3/24/04 9:12:16 PM Reply	So you feel that companies that provide workers from other countries to do the jobs such as call centers should compete equally for US gov contracts as american companies using american workers? That is why Davis Bacon should apply to ALL government contracts, not just construction. thanx, bill In Bush\ufffds America, fighting terrorism abroad is used as a pretext for vanquishing civil liberties at home. David Podvin questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #148,398 by JayMehaffey 3/24/04 11:06:11 PM Reply	DId not say that I think it's obvious that US government contracts should primarly go to companies that employee US citizens for the contracted tasks. But I think trying to impose it as an absolute rule is a bad idea. As for applying Davis Bacon rules to all US government contracts, that sounds like a good idea but I don't know enough about the law to be sure. Jay
Post #148,418 by orion 3/25/04 12:02:21 AM Reply	The way they should do it is that if the company uses Foreign Workers, that those Foreign Workers should pass a security screening before they can be used on government projects. Native US Citizens should also pass a security screening to be fair. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*

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