Can I blame Obama for your stupidity ?

I agree. Romney Ryan 2012 deregulate the private sector, make the gov. smaller

"Romney Ryan 2012 deregulate the private sector, make the gov. smaller"

People still believe that the GOP is for smaller government and less regulation? How? You've been duped.

Guido - you still believe the Democrats are for the little guy and bringing people up - YOU have been duped.

"Guido - you still believe the Democrats are for the little guy and bringing people up"

How did you get that impression?

If you're going to paint me with that brush, at least look through my posts first. You're lazier than a democrat.

Start your own blog. I'm sure you can get more info from Motorola's PR drones.

Which is why it is called flash. You can click on the link for a little more, and then are also provided with many more links to more information if you so desire.

Not sure if you know who Motorola Mobility is but MM was acquired by Google a month ago. I have trouble following comments where people answer their own questions but I think you're suggesting that this all happened because jobs moved offshore but that's simply not the case. There' is an overlap in resources between the two companies so that's what's driving the layoffs.

"Could it mean that Obamas predecessors set a precedent of allowing and yes encouraging this to happen?"

How can Obama or his predecessor disallow offshoring? Is there a "Kiss the Ring" law that I don't know about?

I agree that the red and blue factions of the War Party are encouraging offshoring. Tax and regulatory policy beg companies to move and keep jobs and profits overseas.

Max...you are correct...there is a overlapping of resources...why overlap when the off shore resources off MM should suffice.

Just Sayin - Let's assume for discussion that the layoffs are due to offshoring. I've had the opportunity to work for some great American tech companies such as 3Com and Cisco as well as some of the largest tech companies in Asia. It pains me to say that when it comes to design knowledge, I would choose a software engineer from India or Israel or a hardware engineer from China or Taiwan. Google, like Motorola, is not only in the business of saving cost, but also finding the best talent in the world and frankly that talent is harder to find here. We've somehow let off the gas pedal over the past 20 years while other countries have become so much more aggressive. BTW, wages are rising at alarming rates in countries we once thought were paying pennies on the dollar but you'll notice that even as the wage gap closes, we won't see the tech jobs come back to the U.S. until we prove that we're dominant again.

Max...Great observation and comment. But...I would not be pained...great talent can be found all over the world community. Be grateful and appreciative!

Guido...you are right...off shoring can not be disallowed by the government. But there is indeed a 'Kiss the Ring' (albeit unspoken ) law. Our corporate masters wear it...and the government does a whole lotta kissing.

"But there is indeed a 'Kiss the Ring' (albeit unspoken ) law. Our corporate masters wear it...and the government does a whole lotta kissing."

Sounds like a good reason to reduce the size and scope of the Total State by 75%. If there are fewer regulations and a lower balance in the Taxpayer Slush Fund, our government will be less beholden to their sponsors.

Other countries are increasing scores in math and science because they know that is the direction to go to, they are pushing the science and math curriculum in schools. The science my son gets at school is really nothing.

McClown...Suggestion...buy a few books published after 2008 on the subject of new world economy/ economics...or if you are too lazy...you could google the subject. You might just learn something.

Your IQ has been adjusted down as well. So things are far worse for you sir...than you know.

So you're not voting either? Welcome to the club.

Is Uncle Sam The Biggest Enabler Of Private Equity Jobs "Offshoring"?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-09-26/uncle-sam-biggest-enabler-private-equity-jobs-offshoring

Spoiler alert: Most likely. Public pensions have no chance of keeping their promises without the returns offered in PE funds.

"you'll have a professional acquisition expert who routinely lays off employees in overlapping jobs after an acquisition."

Feature, not bug. This is about the only reason to vote for Mitt.

And your plan for the resulting fired employees? And whatever that plan is, who pays for it?

Beyond honoring contractual promises, I reject the premise that a plan is necessary.

.....And that's where Mr. Romney fails again. He wants to rip the safety net from under the unemployed, seniors and disabled.

<citation needed>

He's taken Barry to task for cutting Medicare. That said, no one knows what his positions are. He's an amoeba.

The disability portion of SS will go broke before the 2016 election. I don't expect this to come up in the debates based on the vapidity of political discourse. Nonetheless, the two creatures running for President need to address this:

http://brucekrasting.com/on-the-social-security-2012-report-to-congress/

RB - Obama and the Democrats have ALREADY ripped the safety net away. Sure, they are PROMISING many things, but have NO WAY TO PAY FOR THEM. You may question what Romney will do, but we already KNOW what Obama has done.

So, tell me how Mr. Obama has ripped the safety net away? By passing Obamacare? No. By preventing the Republicans from changing Medicare to a voucher from, unprotected from inflation? No. By wanting a tax cut for the middle class but not the rich? No. By, at States request, allowing relaxed work rules for Welfare that actually increases work requirements by 20% at their request? No. By attempting to pass a Jobs Bill? No. On and on. Don't listen to Rush so much.

RB, the last three items have little to do with a safety net. Obamacare is related tangentially to a safety net.

Rob..."Oh yeah...Just Sayin...if I was to sink to your level of name calling and ignorance, I would buy a $30 half barrel of Milwaukees Best, sit on my front porch and drink myself to death". Given that I do not drink you will have to come up with a more creative plan for my demise. Speaks volumes about you though. You are a corporate drone...and if that is not ignorance I do not know what is. You might want to consider taking your own advise pal.

When was the last time Romney was calling the shots at Bain? This post is nonsense.

Guido...When was the last time Romney disagreed with the drones calling the shots at Bain? Romney and Bain both suffer from the Halo Effect.

"When was the last time Romney disagreed with the drones calling the shots at Bain? Romney and Bain both suffer from the Halo Effect."

This is a tu quoque fallacy followed by an association fallacy.

Do you have any non-fallacious arguments on this?

Desperate? Have you seen any of the polls? Even Faux News?

The guy with the beard? That's a pretty good disguise for Mr. Schulte, though I have to think it's a fake. Maybe he got it from the "Innocence of the Muslims" film director. Come to think of it, maybe that's where the guy went into hiding. With Mr. Schulte, down in the panhandle. It all makes sense now.

Naw Crawler, the man with the beard is with a man of color and a college student. That means he's a democrat. We can't have HIM vote, now can we?

Oh, Sully, you wide-eyed innocent liberal lamb. Look closer. The black kid is Mustafa al Imam, aka Bobby Fort, aka grandson and courier of notorious El Rukn leader and long suspected al Qaeda sympathizer Jeff Fort. The Asian girl is a CIA operative who I used to date. As for Mr. Schulte, check the link below for his latest disguise. Note how the sheet cleverly conceals his beard. These people must be stopped before it's too late. Sounds like a job for Lieutenant McCloud!

http://news.yahoo.com/anti-islam-filmmaker-held-los-angeles-federal-jail-013557994.html

Sully...Richard has not left his single wide for months. One exception... when he runs out of Cheetos and has to walk 12 paces to the LiL' General Store in his front yard. He is too poor to own a mobile devise so he has to stay planted in front of his Fischer-Price desk top. He refers to it as his: MASTER CONTROL CENTER. One thing for sure, he is a busy beaver these days...and thankfully soon, will be a dead duck.

Thanks for setting me straight, Crawler. Of course, you are right! I bow to thee!

Just call me Imam.

I stand prostrate to your glory!

Hey Crawler, what happened to the Illini today vs. Penn. State? 35 to 7 to Penn. State? Maybe they haven't heard about the goings-on in State College recently. I'm not an Illinois fan (don't know if you are either) but come on!

Rob...Let us not be hypocritical now. Your taunt regarding my opinions was pure Middle School. If you think I believe that you have never degraded or called another a disparaging name you could not be more way off. There is one thing I know about you for sure Rob, and that is you are human. The largest problem this country faces is that government is a flawed system devised and run by flawed humans who can not or will not face hard realities. They bought the rosy picture the history books painted and want to return to and dwell in those illusions. As you want to believe that the founders of this country disagreed without disparagement and that all was fair in compromise. Life in this country got worse the day government and big business jumped into bed with each other. Romney is the face of big business and while it might be appropriate that he becomes the countries leader on that basis alone...I desent and I will be as rude and crude about it as I choose.

"Life in this country got worse the day government and big business jumped into bed with each other."

Tough to argue with that.

Your proposed solutions, assuming you advocate increased governmental roles, will make the problem worse.

The most effective way to combat corporate fascism is to reduce drastically the size and scope of government. If there are fewer favors to dole out of the Taxpayer Slush Fund or through regulation, there will be fewer cronies.

Alternatively, you can repeal the first amendment to reduce lobbying/bribes/contributions. I don't think you'll have much luck with that.

McCloud, have you by any chance heard of this little group in government called 'congress'? The president doesn't do much alone. You see, we have different branches of government that when working together, come to solutions through problem-solving and compromise. The premise of course, is that the government will work together to improve conditions for all Americans. There may be some give and take, but when you're working for everyone in a society, compromise may be the only way to get something done that will satisfy all to some extent. When a president works with a congress whose sole goal is to obstruct every single thing he tries to do just so that president will be defeated in the next election, not much is going to happen. That's been the situation pretty much since the day Obama was elected.

"When a president works with a congress whose sole goal is to obstruct every single thing he tries to do....."

I'm much more concerned about his actions rather than his inability to act.

"The premise of course, is that the government will work together to improve conditions for all Americans."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

No government has ever worked for the poor on a net basis. The state exists to prey on the poor.

Well, the Democrats had enough of a majority to pass the ACA.

As for the Senate, Reid just sits on bills that come from the house - if bills don't provide political cover for the Democrats for their abysmal record, he doesn't allow them to come up for a discussion or vote. You can now go back to your NYTimes and Madow reruns so YOU can be soothed by the absurd.

It broke off from the continental US and is now floating towards the Yucatan?