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Comparatively, Tech Workers Haul in Bucks in San Diego
Wow. Don, this was actually not well said by Ponzi at all. It was racist and insulting. He may have no clue about the word he called me, but if it was in english his post would be banned. Good job, Ponzi. The second problem with Ponzi is he can't keep the arguments straight. He badly wanted somebody to attack so he picked me, even though he is not addressing what I wrote. Ponzi, figure out the difference between legal immigration of qualified and talented individuals to the US and outsourcing jobs overseas and then get back to me. Sheesh.— January 8, 2011 7:57 a.m.
Comparatively, Tech Workers Haul in Bucks in San Diego
"You are making assumtions that are not valid-and that is #1) brining in talented people-maybe they are talented, maybe they're not, the only thing for sure is that they will work for 40% less than market" ===================================================== That is a pretty silly statement. Why would a company pay to bring a foreign tech worker who couldn't do the job? Do you think it is like picking a mail-order bride from a catalog, and all you see is a picture? We have several foreign engineers ina small company and they range from very good to downright brilliant. They are also paid well. I honestly don't know what kind of work visas they have. SP said: "In fact many of those overseas come here to get educated." ========================== I don't get it. You like having good foreign students coming here (displacing locals), but you don't want them to stay and apply that knowledge for the benefit of American companies after they graduate? SP said: "ALL thre data and reporting I have seen say this is nothing but proaganda byu tech firms and I don't believe it " ============================ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/… http://postnewsletterarticles.blogspot.com/2010/1… http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0218/p17s02-lehl.ht… This one is my favorite. Read the article first and then check the date! http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,…— January 7, 2011 12:40 p.m.
Comparatively, Tech Workers Haul in Bucks in San Diego
"Any job that can be performed in India or China will most likely end up being performed there within two decades. " It is a myth that there is an endless supply of highly educated engineers in India and China who will work for peanuts. There are also big costs to companies in terms of quality and continuity that are only just recently being accounted for when outsourcing overseas. Trust me, I have had to rework enough crap that management wasted dollars and precious time on trying to save a buck. To SP, it is actually not true that colleges are churning out more engineers than we need. We are actually not prepping enough candidates in high school for the engineers we do need. Finally, there have never been enough women in engineering, especially in software, and that is getting worse not better. If you have a qualified daughter and you steer her into engineering (especially software) she can write her own ticket. Every major company desperately needs technical women. My company is not able to hire women engineers because every talented woman we have interviewed gets multiple top offers from the big companies (and we pay quite well). Stay away from biology (the one science that is impacted and has lots of women) and any woman will do great. I am conflicted on H1-B visas. In general when you bring very talented people here to work, the settle here and raise kids here and become American. That maintains a momentum that keeps our technology and higher education at a top tier level. If all those people go somewhere else (or stay home), eventually are technological advantage and top tier higher education will fade. I would argue it is much preferred to bring in a relatively small number of highly qualified H1-B visa workers who will work at a discount (but still get paid very well) then to flood the market with millions of unskilled and undocumented day laborers.— January 7, 2011 9:54 a.m.
Appeals Court Says Mount Soledad Cross Unconstitutional
Downtown is no place for a stadium either, and that has not stopped anybody! ;)— January 5, 2011 12:14 p.m.
SEDC Trying to Recover Money from Vendors That Handled Pension Plan
I thought Bersin was supposed to keep order in the US by keeping undesirables (SurfPuppy) from crossing the border into the US. Once SP goes south, he might not be allowed to come back.— January 5, 2011 10:10 a.m.
Appeals Court Says Mount Soledad Cross Unconstitutional
It is the ideal location for a new stadium. (Actually the ideal spot for a new stadium is the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, so maybe just a condo tower on Soledad). I never hear about Mount Helix. How come there are no issues there?— January 5, 2011 10:07 a.m.
SEDC Trying to Recover Money from Vendors That Handled Pension Plan
SP said: "Lisa Foster is a hack" ================================== SP, now you've done it! I wouldn't try to go to Mexico anytime soon... ;)— January 3, 2011 2:29 p.m.
San Diego Unemployment Rate Remains in Double Digits
It's hard in message boards to properly convey the times when one's tongue is stuck waaay up in their cheek, so I am glad you get it! While we are at it, I've got a solution thatwill improve service to the community, improve unemployment and jump start the housing market all at the same time. This one ought to get me Kris Michel's old job. One word: Bookmobiles! Its so simple: We out source most of the library operating budget to one of Jerry's buddies to operate bookmobiles to "improve" library access throughout the city. Then we can take those pesky and deserted branch locations that nobody every goes to (because they are always closed, but we don't have to mention that) and sell them to developers (at a huge discount, of course, to "spur economic activity"). Its a huge win-win for everybody!— December 21, 2010 9:43 a.m.
San Diego Unemployment Rate Remains in Double Digits
"Comic Con and the new Charger stadium will take care of this unemployment. Right Jerry Sanders?" ============================================ Not by themselves, that would be just silly. Now, if you include the new central library and a new city hall, that should do the trick!— December 20, 2010 10:33 p.m.
San Diego schools, parks, safety suffer to pay for the Chargers
I guess you first have to define "raging fanatic". If every single person at a Chargers game this year was from the county and only went to one game, that would already be less than 20% (approx 17.4%) of the population. Between the 50,000 or so season ticket holders, and the people outside of the county, I think it is safe to assume the actual percentage of San Diegans who attend a game is substantially lower, probably less than 10%.— December 16, 2010 12:24 p.m.