No, they'll just import Indian plumbers. :-(

Post #248,964 by Another Scott 3/23/06 12:05:59 AM Reply	No, they'll just import Indian plumbers. :-(
Post #248,965 by drewk 3/23/06 12:09:43 AM 3/23/06 12:14:46 AM Reply	No, Polish The French had a huge issue [link\|http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409539/posts\|some months back] during the referendum on the EU constitution. The poster boy for the "No" movement was the Polish plumber. The Poles had a sense of humor about it. "You want poster boy? We give you [link\|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4115164.stm\|poster boy]." === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk March 23, 2006, 12:14:46 AM EST Expand All History
Post #248,966 by Another Scott 3/23/06 12:26:03 AM Reply	I've been meaning to ask CRC his experience in .fi It seems like every well compensated highly skilled occupation is at risk from competition from places like India. Their population is so huge and their cost of labor so low, that there will be an excess of trained people for a long time to come. Some will emigrate, some will work for companies in their homelands that will compete with US companies for the same work. Since communications is so easy now, it'll put direct pressure on US wages and company profit margins. It's another indication that if you want to get rich you are most likely to do it in Sales. But even that is being impacted by the Internet (e.g., some claim that Realtors are an endangered species). And there's always that competition from that company down the street... (Sales, or having your own company - as opposed to drawing a salary somewhere.) How are our European and Australian friends coping with these pressures from skilled people in developing countries? Cheers, Scott.
Post #248,985 by CRConrad 3/23/06 8:17:36 AM Reply	I hear Estonia has no more doctors or construction workers. They're all here. :-) Our particular "developing countries" are, like this Franco-Polish example shows, a bit closer than India. How we are coping? Well... Damn, Idunno what to say to that. More or less, I suppose. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Yes Mr. Garrison, genetic engineering lets us correct God's horrible, horrible mistakes, like German people. - [link\|http://maxpages.com/southpark2k/Episode_105\|Mr. Hat]

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