Good. Now, they just have to convince the Fed it is a good idea.

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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Legislators Address Outsourcing
Abridged: Newsday.com

NEW LONDON, CT -- More than 30 states are contemplating legislation that
would
punish businesses that lay off American workers and take jobs out of the
country, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A
growing
perception that outsourcing has spread to higher-paying computer jobs is
fueling the debate nationwide.
State and federal lawmakers are drafting a variety of bills including
barring
businesses that outsource jobs from receiving government contracts and tax
breaks.
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From the WSJ:


Patients facing expensive surgery are heading to India in larger
numbers, where they can undergo the same procedures for far less money
at private medical chains like Apollo Hospitals.

Burr