Larry Barnes ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Scott Gates writes:
:
: <sarcasm on>
:
: GREAT IDEA!   She'll tell him to outsource NASA to India, saving
: billions on
: customer service costs while maintaining customer satisfaction.
: Also, the fuel tanks on rockets will hold less, so the astronauts will
: have
: to buy more tanks to reach orbit.  That will be a BIG revenue generator.
:
: <sarcasm off>
:

   http://www.internetweekly.org/photo_cartoons/cartoon_bush_nasa.html
   IWR Photo Bush Cartoon - Bush Plans to Outsource NASA to India

  "WASHINGTON (IWR Satire) -- President Bush on Monday told a joint
   session of Congress that in order to balance the budget we will need
   to start outsourcing government programs and agencies like NASA to
   third world countries.

   "To pay for the exploding costs of the war in Iraq and to keep the
   rest of the government operating without interruption, we have to find
   a way to save some money to balance the ballooning federal deficit.

   Karl tells me that this could help my reelection chances.  Ha. Ha.

   And you know, the last thing I want to do is raise taxes on my
   corporate patrons.  That's not why they bought the 2000 election after
   all is it?  Hell they'd drop me in a minute and appoint old Cheney
   here to replace me if I did that!

   Luckily, Dick still works as a paid consultant for Halliburton, and he
   told me they got this great new gimmick called outsourcing.

   I hear it's strictly on the up and up.

   You see the middle class professional people of this country have
   always been viewed as expensive deadwood overhead by big business.

   So why not, at a fraction of the cost, outsource these high wage jobs
   to the lowest bidder in India, the Philippines or China?

   It makes a lot of sense to me, anyway.

   Just imagine the professional middle class as a rather large labor
   union, get the picture?

   Anyway, the first thing that I want to outsource is NASA.  I mean who
   cares what happens to a bunch of pointy headed engineers, technicians,
   scientists?  Karl says they don't vote for me anyway. Ha. Ha.

   Hell, India will run our whole damn space program for a third of the
   cost!  Think about it.  No health care benefits.  No workman's
   compensation.  No labor unions.  It's like a dream come true.

   Sure some poor slobs in this country will lose their jobs and health
   benefits, but shoot, there are plenty of minimum wage jobs out there
   for everybody.

   For example, do you know how hard it is for a Republican millionaire
   to find an English speaking gardener or maid these days?  And don't
   forget, there is always Amway," said the president to a standing
   ovation from the Republican site of the aisle."


:
: I've heard where some state or county governments have/are outsourcing
: to India.

True...

   http://www.techsunite.org/news/techind/031216_wa_offshoring.cfm
   WA State Government Ships IT Work Offshore

Forty states have their welfare hotlines answered in India; e.g.:

   http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/7848712.htm
   Duluth News Tribune | 02/01/2004 | State uses overseas workers


: I wonder when we will outsource Congress to India, do you realize how
: much we could save on our taxes by doing this?  On their retirement
: alone would be great for starters!
:

   http://www.fallcreek.com/jay/bushlaysoffcongress.html
   Bush Lays Off Congress; will Outsource Lawmaking to India


--Jerry Leslie
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