Outsourcing US Jobs

Ford credit closing local office

     In India or some other country a big sigh of relief was felt when the Ford Motor Credit company announced the closing of their Henderson, Nevada office.  That’s the real headline! 

     This community is again smacked in the face as two-hundred more of our family, friends and neighbors will now take their place in the unemployment line.  The response of the Nevada Development Authority is that the layoffs could benefit other companies in Las Vegas. 

     What?  Are you kidding me?  Tell that to the five-hundred that have already lost their jobs in Henderson at Ford Motor Credit since 2009.  How many of them are still on the unemployment line or worse have now used up all their benefits before they could regain employment?

     December 2010 New Dehli (Dow Jones) The pace in car sales growth has picked up this financial year in India, helped mainly by rising incomes for the country's estimated 300 million middle class. 

     You’d think the blaring problem that call centers that service America continue to be outsourced to other countries might have been something the Nevada Development Authority might have been inclined to mention.  But no, in Nevada this is now the administration of Governor Sunny where you always look at the bright side and ignore the dark side of what ails us hoping it will go away. 

     Bottom line Ford will probably end up outsourcing their call center in another country as a lot of American corporations are doing these days to protect the profit line of their stockholders and CEO’s.  Meanwhile, American workers are losing their jobs.

     So, don’t be surprised, when the next time you call Ford with a customer concern or billing complaint, that you’ll now be talking to someone that doesn’t understand what your saying due to their lack of knowledge of the language you speak, English.  How about corporations that do business in the US being required to have their call centers positioned by English speaking Americans instead of allowing them to outsource our legitimate claim to that work.  That, Nevada Development Authority, is something that Americans could get behind, you know, a positive solution that fixes a problem, not a sunny suggestion.

     But don’t worry, like the Sunny state government of Nevada, I can also look at the bright side of things.  I know that if I call to pay a bill that an American will answer because that part of their call center is important to corporate America!   Funny how that works isn’t it, take notice!    

Education Cuts

Letter to Nevada Governor Sandoval

Education Cuts

     Really?  Is that what our new Governor is proposing?  Reducing our public school spending which is currently ranked forty-sixth in the nation, one that has our students ranked last in chances for success! 

     Then play “chicken little” not recommending teacher salary cuts, instead opting to have the trustees and Board of Regents do the crossing of that proverbial street while he stands in the shadows.  Wow, new leader and new hope for a better Nevada.  Squashed within the first month!   

     You see Governor, what we have is a failure to communicate.  The people of Nevada want a balanced budget, oh yes we do.  However, it needs to be done smartly and no one gets any smarter cutting education. 

     Governor, what Nevadans would really like to see is a steady trend upward in the national education rankings producing new opportunities and new jobs in Nevada.  Do this and do it right Governor and you will lead Nevada into the future with its head held high.  Fail and you’ll continue the path of futility that has the Nevada economy, its future and our educational system in ruins. 

    

 Fred Taylor

Partisan politics

     Zealous and militant politics that cater to one political party or another is slowly bleeding this country of its ability to make smart decisions for the majority.  Democrat or Republican, Congressman or Senator it just doesn’t matter.  Partisan politics is the agenda of Washington and the running of the government unfortunately comes in second.  Polarizing the American people Republicans and Democrats use partisan politics to herd us into their voting blocks, counting the numbers and watching the poles. 

     Meanwhile, corporate lobbyists on both sides sit back and drool as the numbers go up for their favorite flavored politician, who they just can’t wait to fatten up.  Lobbyists that gain favor for their corporations on the left, lobbyists that gain favor for their corporations on the right.  This is not government by the people, for the people.  This is government by corporations, for corporations, profits and record CEO salaries.  Is it no wonder that the net worth of the senate (nicknamed the millionaires club) jumped by $680 million dollars last year!

     The American people struggle with job loss, business failure, unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy and much more.  Meanwhile, our congressional leaders have given over $700 billion dollars in bailouts to corporations and extended tax cuts for two years, for the wealthiest of Americans.   Telling us this is good for middle America!  Really? if our goverment can find the money to toss around to corporations, we would also like our share, $2,000 per American citizen would amount to roughly $700 billion dollars and on the tax cuts if someone is profiting over 1 million dollars, good for them, however, they don’t need a tax break. 

     Its time we get back to government by the people, for the people and away from partisan politics that serve first and foremost Corporate America and only considers middle class American issues as an after thought.  My vote will no longer be a part of any block that politicians can use to serve they’re corporate interests.  I’m taking the first step.  I’m proudly changing my party registration block to Nonpartison.