Tuesday, August 12, 2003

H1B & 3rd world USA... Stopping H1B programs does nothing to stem the flow of work, since they just move the work off shore. The real solution lies in taking away the incentive to move work, rewarding companies for creating American jobs, and punishing them for every job they put off shore. My solution is a tax credit that sets a basis point for a balance of trade in employment. You pick a point in time and record how many jobs companies have both in the US and off shore -- including subsidiaries, and parent companies. If a company cuts jobs they lose incentives, if they move work to off shore they are punished, and if they create new US jobs they get rewarded. We need to stop the insanity, that will only serve to push us to a third world level. We are moving too many technical jobs off shore -- it's not due to a shortage of people, its due to plain old greed...mj 5:29:31 PM

Priorities... My brother leaves for Japan soon, I should get his new Powerbook in the next 24 hours to start work on. I have to get it all configured for him and then teach him how to use it. Yes, I converted him from the dark side. It was a long process that I thought would never get done. In the end I am proud that he will be taking a brand new Apple laptop with him. The other thing I am working on is a revision to my personal web site that will change the photo section in many ways. You will see it go from 17 pictures to over 70. Several galleries and subjects will now be included. It should be a lot of fun for those who have no idea what I have been doing over the past couple years. For a sneek peek check out this somber northwest winter picture. Now all I have to do is get a better digital camera...mj 6:13:02 AM

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