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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Maybe your company should move their offices back over here and create jobs for Americans...  |
I agree, but it all comes down to $. IT heads in the US are too expensive.
Imagine this -
Right now, the Stimulus (per recovery.gov) pumped somethin like 250 BILLION into tax relief. I dont know anyone thats seen that $ but lets just suppose its accurate.
Imagine if you spent say 5 billion and built 5 IT colleges in the most depressed part of this country. Places like Detroit, mid-west, deep south. You then fund another 5 Billion to support the colleges over 5 years. The schools will ONLY be open to people that are below a certain income - poor people. I think that would be feasible. Then, you go to the top 25 companies in the US that out source IT resources. You offer them amazing incentives to build IT infrastructure in the same regions as these IT colleges. tax breaks, free internships (from the schools), cheap real estate, etc. You put incentinves for the graduates - 2yr program then a work for $/employer funded program for after work additinal 2yr program for them to stay put and work at the regional centers.
These companies get cheap IT resources, the regions get a huge influx of construction jobs and service jobs, the regions grow with $ from the IT jobs. You educate the poor, you build our technology infrastructure and companies get cheap labor. All for less that a 25 billion investment. Imagine the HUGE dividends this would pay!
No ideas at all come from either the dems or repubs, its just throw money at old ideas ( hey, lets build roads!). These are the hip ideas we need and this is CHANGE! I'll take some of this socialism if it makes people work!