jobs out to sea?
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I think we have (Americans) somehow managed to price ourselves out of the world market. Perhaps the best solution is to move to a third world country so we can afford to accept world-competitive wages while still having a quality lifestyle.
Maybe the American lifestyle is just not sustainable anymore. I look at Los Angeles real estate prices and really start wondering seriously about this. Do I want to work like crazy for the rest of my life and have the single monument for my success being (if I'm really lucky) ownership of a $400,000 tract home that sold for $25,000 50 years ago?
I'll bet those people taking $5,000 a year in India are pretty darn comfortable. Per capita GNP is about $2,400. And an expat, without the thick accent and with good communications skills, could probably make significantly more.
Just a thought ... but (for me at least) an interesting one.