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Senate candidate proud of outsourcing job record

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Perdue ‘proud’ of outsourcing past

“Defend it? I’m proud of it,” he said in a press stop at The White House restaurant in Buckhead. “This is a part of American business, part of any business. Outsourcing is the procurement of products and services to help your business run. People do that all day.”
 
Cue all the right wingers who complain about how corporate tax rates force corps to ship their corporate offices overseas to come and defend Perdue's record of outsourcing jobs
 
Well certainly an interesting response. Cant talk it away so maybe its worth a shot but the execution was poor.
Dont think he will care for the consequences.
 
rcart76 said:
Perdue ‘proud’ of outsourcing past

“Defend it? I’m proud of it,” he said in a press stop at The White House restaurant in Buckhead. “This is a part of American business, part of any business. Outsourcing is the procurement of products and services to help your business run. People do that all day.”
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He's right. Obviously. So whats the problem?
 
I don't understand why people get upset at outsourcing. It's just simple economics and business.
 
Bigfoot 88 said:
I don't understand why people get upset at outsourcing. It's just simple economics and business.
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Business can do whatever they want. However, when a individual running for a government position is proud of sending jobs over seas, then I have to question his motivation.
 
Fletch said:
He's right. Obviously. So whats the problem?
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The problem is big corporations taking advantage of all the benefits that come with setting up business in the US while shipping jobs overseas.
 
From the article:

“I think the issue that people get confused about is the loss of jobs,” he said. “This is because of bad government policies: tax policy, regulation, even compliance requirements. It puts us at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world. Even today, right now this administration has policies going on that are decimating industries today.”

Cant argue with that. The purpose, liberals, of a company is to make money. Bad government policies like the ones he mentioned for business to do things that they would not otherwise do--like outsourcing. But rather than blame the cause (government) they blame the effect (corporate outsourcing)
 
Fletch said:
He's right. Obviously. So whats the problem?
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Why would anybody be proud of shipping jobs out of their country? How does that help me vote for him? This is just a dumb statement he made.
 
fedup said:
The problem is big corporations taking advantage of all the benefits that come with setting up business in the US while shipping jobs overseas.
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There are benefits to doing business in the US that is for sure. But you cant ignore the negative aspects here. A business will do what it can to maximize profits. If regulations make it far less expensive to outsource some of their business, then how can you blame them?
 
rcart76 said:
Why would anybody be proud of shipping jobs out of their country? How does that help me vote for him? This is just a dumb statement he made.
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Then dont vote for him. You weren't going to anyway.
 
sangha said:
Cue all the right wingers who complain about how corporate tax rates force corps to ship their corporate offices overseas to come and defend Perdue's record of outsourcing jobs
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Hey this is more evidence to convince me that Trickle Down Economics works !!!!! :wink2:
 
rcart76 said:
Why would anybody be proud of shipping jobs out of their country? How does that help me vote for him? This is just a dumb statement he made.
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Your company is on the verge of bankruptcy due to inflated production overhead. Do you:

A) Shutter production and import products from overseas
B) Shrug your shoulders and file for bankruptcy protection
C) Hack her to death with a kitchen knife


edit: I really hope someone gets the "Norman Bates School of Motel Management" reference.
 
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Fletch said:
There are benefits to doing business in the US that is for sure. But you cant ignore the negative aspects here. A business will do what it can to maximize profits. If regulations make it far less expensive to outsource some of their business, then how can you blame them?
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Big businesses are propped up by the taxpayer and then instead of delivering something positive to the community that made them into what they are, they ship all the jobs (which we desperately need) overseas because they want to exploit cheap third world labor.

This is my problem with outsourcing.
 
Fletch said:
There are benefits to doing business in the US that is for sure. But you cant ignore the negative aspects here. A business will do what it can to maximize profits. If regulations make it far less expensive to outsource some of their business, then how can you blame them?
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Then they should take their s*** overseas and try to get those same people to buy their products under slave wages.

Let see how much money they make then.
 
fedup said:
Big businesses are propped up by the taxpayer and then instead of delivering something positive to the community that made them into what they are, they ship all the jobs (which we desperately need) overseas because they want to exploit cheap third world labor.

This is my problem with outsourcing.
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Then stop electing politicians who prop up businesses with your hard earned tax dollars and create regulatory and tax burdens that cause businesses to ship the jobs you desire to places where those burdens are less. In other words, stop blaming business for the bad policies of politicians.
 
rcart76 said:
Then they should take their s*** overseas and try to get those same people to buy their products under slave wages.

Let see how much money they make then.
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Give me an example of a company that you would like to see do what you just described.
 
rcart76 said:
Hey this is more evidence to convince me that Trickle Down Economics works !!!!! :wink2:
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didn't you get the memo? apparently, trickle down economics no longer exists. in fact it never existed in the first place, and no one has ever promoted it.

and i'm not kidding. that's the 2014 talking point.
 
Helix said:
didn't you get the memo? apparently, trickle down economics no longer exists. in fact it never existed in the first place, and no one has ever promoted it.

and i'm not kidding. that's the 2014 talking point.
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Obamanomics is trickle down. After all his biggest claim to fame is a roaring stock market and a zero% funds rate to big banks. Maybe he thinks some of that massive wealth he helped create will trickle down to the unwashed masses.
 
Helix said:
didn't you get the memo? apparently, trickle down economics no longer exists. in fact it never existed in the first place, and no one has ever promoted it.

and i'm not kidding. that's the 2014 talking point.
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Maybe they're going back to the "horse and berry" phrasing...
 
Fletch said:
Then stop electing politicians who prop up businesses with your hard earned tax dollars and create regulatory and tax burdens that cause businesses to ship the jobs you desire to places where those burdens are less. In other words, stop blaming business for the bad policies of politicians.
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They don't ship jobs off because of "regulatory burdens", they ship them off for cheap labor in countries that are not fortunate enough to have the kinds of protections we take for granted here. Decent working conditions and living wages are not burdens. Sorry. I don't feel bad that Burger King, a multi-billion dollar fast food chain, doesn't want to pay it's workers back at least half of the value their labor creates for the company.
 
fedup said:
They don't ship jobs off because of "regulatory burdens", they ship them off for cheap labor in countries that are not fortunate enough to have the kinds of protections we take for granted here. Decent working conditions and living wages are not burdens. Sorry. I don't feel bad that Burger King, a multi-billion dollar fast food chain, doesn't want to pay it's workers back at least half of the value their labor creates for the company.
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Wait - what? Burger King isn't buying Horton's for the cheap labor. And Canada is a pretty fortunate country. BK won't be outsourcing most jobs and the working conditions and living wages won't be sacrificed.
 
fedup said:
They don't ship jobs off because of "regulatory burdens", they ship them off for cheap labor in countries that are not fortunate enough to have the kinds of protections we take for granted here. Decent working conditions and living wages are not burdens. Sorry. I don't feel bad that Burger King, a multi-billion dollar fast food chain, doesn't want to pay it's workers back at least half of the value their labor creates for the company.
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Why should Burger King do that? They aren't a welfare organization, they are a for profit business. If you dont like it, dont eat there. Maybe you should open up your own burger chain and compete with them if you think you know better. I am sure there aren't many regulator hurdles out there to stop you.
 
tres borrachos said:
Wait - what? Burger King isn't buying Horton's for the cheap labor. And Canada is a pretty fortunate country. BK won't be outsourcing most jobs and the working conditions and living wages won't be sacrificed.
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You can't outsource food preparation. The shipping time is well in excess of target times for Burger King.
 
rcart76 said:
Perdue ‘proud’ of outsourcing past

“Defend it? I’m proud of it,” he said in a press stop at The White House restaurant in Buckhead. “This is a part of American business, part of any business. Outsourcing is the procurement of products and services to help your business run. People do that all day.”
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What a **** sucking anti-American piece of ****. I hope the voters are not stupid enough to vote for him.
 
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