Regarding MTSO and outsourcing
Posted By: Marmann on 2008-12-18
In Reply to: I think what the poster means (sm) - Zville MT
Obama has stated repeatedly that the USA doesn't have a fair playing field when outsourcing jobs. Instead of continuing to give companies tax breaks for outsourcing our jobs, he wants to give the tax breaks to companies that KEEP jobs in the USA. This was another of the many reasons I voted for him. Another example, IMHO, of the "trickle up" theory. 
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About outsourcing...
 Listen to this.... it is talking about the outsourcing of our jobs -
http://www.comcast.net/data/fan/html/popup.html?v=928157451&pl=newestFinance.xml&config=&launchpoint=Link&cid=fanlink&attr=featured_sidebar&tab=featured&attr=finance_sidebar
Outsourcing
Outsourcing stinks. I know what you are saying! It makes me mad too. Not too long ago I had an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. I told him that I was an MT and he proceeded to tell me that their practice used to use a service here that was charging them .12 cpl. They were paying over 100K for transcription so they told the transcription service if they could do it for .6 cpl they would keep them. I looked at him like you have got to be kidding me. They now send it to India. Unfortunately because of clinics like his who are sending it overseas to people who will work for nothing, we are finding it harder and harder to compete and make any money here. Needeless to say I have not been back to see him. If he doesn't want to support our industry then I am not supporting his.
What about outsourcing?
Obama promised in Oct 2008 to put an end to outsourcing, then recanted that by saying "we can't stop outsourcing", but decided to credit those who kept jobs in the United States.
I'm mad as "you know what" and I'm not taking it any more! I've been posting all over the internet this message - in fact this is the exact one I just posted at VP Biden's new website "A strong Middle Class". Yeah Buddies - want a strong middle class? Quit taking American money and giving it to India, Pakistan, the Phillipines and whereever else they are promising "quality work" for less than the very hard working dedicated responsible American MTs.
Biden's new website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/strongmiddleclass/ (they are asking for comments BTW)
What I posted:
Stop outsourcing jobs. I realize you can't stop them all, but at least those that contain private info, such as medical records, credit card processing, etc. I've lost close to $5000 a month in income to 2 accounts going overseas - 1 to Pakistan, and now another 1 to India, I had to lay off 1 worker and 2 more will be laid off when the account goes to India. This would do 3 things: Give Americans back their jobs, keep money in America and keep our private information in America!
What spurred my most recent anger, it was bad enuf I lost a really good cardiology account to Pakistan - now I lose another one to India?
Then yesterday I get a phone call "Hi (insert name) I'm calling about your Mastercard ending in numbers XXXX" and he used my name (of course called on my phone) and had the correct credit card numbers. No matter how many times I asked the ESL caller "I demand to know where you got my credit card information" He would NOT tell me! I googled the phone number and it has been traced to Verizon Wireless cellphone out of Tampa.
I personally have had it - give America back to the Americans!
(off my soapbox now)
Outsourcing is NOT just Republican...
I'd advise you to check out the outsourcing that happened during the "glory" years of Bill Clinton. As to Democrats beating ol' McCain's posterior...don't count your chickens.
Need to specify "offshoring" instead of outsourcing.
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EVERYONE! This your chance to do something about outsourcing
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/resources/video/commercials/elevator-commercial.html
What can you do?
* Call President Obama at 202-456-1111 and ask him to ensure that all new jobs created under a stimulus package go to American citizens and authorized immigrants already here. Tell the person answering the phone that the administration should suspend most work visas and green cards until it can be determined that issuing them will not harm the chances of unemployed Americans.
* Send a fax to your Senators urging them to make sure that only American citizens and authorized immigrants already here get jobs created by whatever economic stimulus package eventually is adopted.
* Fax your House Member thanking him/her for ensuring that the stimulus bill kept jobs out of the hands of illegal foreign workers but urging that in negotiations with the Senate businesses and governments should also be prohibited from using stimulus money to import more foreign workers.
* Read NumbersUSA's fact sheet Putting Americans Back to Work.
* Forward this page to as many Americans as possible to educate them about the statistics the media and government don't want them to know -- and to warn them what may happen to their jobs if they don't join you in taking action.
* Post your comments about the ad and this campaign.
Offshore outsourcing and MT jobs
Senator Obama is going to stop giving tax breaks to companies who offshore. That includes Medical Transcription Companies who outsource their work to offshore companies. There will be an abundance of work for MTs here in the US, just like there used to be before our work started being sent overseas.
Medical Transcription used to be one of the top 10 careers but not anymore since it is outsourced overseas. That is why our pay is decreasing and it is harder to find a job. Senator McCain has been a senator for the last 30 years, yet our worked has continued to be sent overseas. What change has he brought about?
If you want to get the profession of Medical Transcription back to the way it used to be where we had excellent pay and an abundance of work, vote for the man who wants to stop outsourcing our work overseas. That man is Senator Obama. Do your research before you cast your vote which might in turn hurt your very own profession, Medical Transcription!
I am casting my vote for Senator Obama and looking forward to once again being proud to be an American and having the work back in America where it belongs.
Here is 1 thing I found on McCain and outsourcing
that I posted about yesterday. I am still trying to find some info to support what Sam had said about tax breaks so the companies can come back and hire US workers. Even though I think that him saying that or thinking that is such a piece. When you give tax breaks to these companies they are going to keep the tax breaks and continue to use cheaper workers from other companies. There is no real incentive, or provision to make them, hire US workers.
A quote from the below article from McCain to possibly support that thought:
"I can't tell you these jobs are ever coming back. The old jobs aren't coming back"
http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/14/mccain-red-white-and-outsourced/
Do some research on outsourcing to India and its origins...
Bill and Hill...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090702780_pf.html
Outsourcing/China (warning - rant)
Hubby was telling me last night that China's economy is now tanking because ours is. Factory workers over there were showing up for work only to find their business had closed because of lack of orders from the U.S. India may be next. You never know. I don't see it happening with MT but like I said, you just don't know. Did you see their work days? 6 days a week and something like 12 or 14 hours a day?
I hear lip service from Nobama/Maobama about cutting taxes to bring our businesses back but don't see him acting on it. He's a one-termer. Carter got us in a heap of trouble which Reagan (I know union employees aren't fond of him) had to get us out of. All Nobama is doing is having construction/building jobs sprout up here and there. And where does the money come from to pay for his multi-trillion dollar spending? You got it - us. Those jobs will eventually fizzle out, our country will be poorer and those people will once again be unemployed..
Dems coined the phrase Voodoo Economics for Reagan's Trickle Down Economics. Whether or not you liked the man, he did a world of good for this country. He did cut capital gains taxes and cut taxes for the rich. Trickle down 101: You cut taxes for the rich, they can afford to hire more employees, more often than not, at better wages. Unemployment is down. People go out and spend more money because they are employed and can afford to. During Reagan's terms in office, he cut taxes immensely yet the government took in more money. People would much rather spend their money the way they want than have the government take it and spend it.
Folks, we work for our government. Our government should be working for us. We should not live in fear of the IRS. I attended a TEA party on April 15 and will attend more such events. We should have a government for the people, of the people and by the people. The protest was very peaceful and guess what? Not a bit of litter was left to be found when it ended, like the disgrace that was left after the inauguration in Washington, DC.
We are getting so far away from a constitutional government, it's not funny. Actually, my opinion is that we are currently a socialist government. You know the next step after socialism? Communism.
I read the most recent list of who they consider a terrorist. Hoarding food? Um, yep. Better buy it now in case a depression hits. Glad I have a breadmaker. Wouldn't want to have to spend $50 on a loaf of bread. Buying lots of ammo? Sure, but then again, we do competition shooting. Guns? Yeah, we have our share, but variety is the spice of life (Hubby bought me a Macarov but I didn't care for the way it operated (too hard to load the mag), especially after the slide came back and sliced my thumb open 5 times, bad lacerations - my fault, was handling it wrong, so I got a Glock). My husband is an Iraqi war vet. That makes us both domestic terrorists. Yet neither one of us even has the heart to even discipline our dogs. We're both very gentle people. Of course if someone broke into our home, we would defened ourselves.
I'm sorry for the rant but I just don't see Nobama caring much about outsourcing. I really really really hope I am wrong and what he is doing for our country is the right thing but I truly resent being labeled a domestic terrorist because I see us headed for a depression and am stocking up on food, and my husband happened to be in the military during the Gulf war.
Thanks for listening. 
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