> > Let's see India, China, or Russia belly up to the bar and > > pay their fair share of the hundreds-of-billions of dollars > > per year being stolen from the US Taxpayer to make > > outsourcing possible.
ritu wrote:
> What does 'belly up to the bar' mean?
From context, I think it means going to the bar and paying for your drinks -- in other words, paying up.
> And I am not sure what you mean by the rest of the sentence > after that phrase either. Could you please elaborate?
He's claiming that US taxpayers pay hundreds of billions of dollars a year to support the US military, which is necessary to keep world politics stable. Without that stability, outsourcing would not be possible. So, he's claiming that US citizens pay taxes to eliminate their own jobs, while citizens of China and India benefit for free. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .............................. http://www.brin-l.org Science Fiction-themed online store ..... http://www.sloan3d.com/store Chmeee's 3D Objects .................... http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .................. http://www.sloansteady.com Software ................ Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans ......................... http://www.sloan3d.com
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