thomas friedman, the nytimes columnist that i once admired, has a new op ed discussing the reasons we don't need to fear outsourcing to india. if you boil it down he seems to be saying that they're uncreative and they live in poverty. aside from the semi-racist overtones, the question i've got is "how long will that last?". in the 1950s the only thing that came out of japan was cheap junk. that's changed.
the real gem is this line:
What would Indian techies give for just one day of America's rule of law; its dependable, regulated financial markets; its efficient, noncorrupt bureaucracy; and its best public schools and universities? They'd give a lot.
people in this country would give a lot for it too.
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