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Regards, LelandJ Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > It has nothing to do with the population. > > Look at Abilene versus Fredericksburg. > > What is Abilene now ?? Several hundred thousand. > Fredericksburg is 8,000 or so.. > > Average wage in Fredericksburg is less then 10 bucks per hour.., > professional or not.. > > Average wage in abilene for a professional is probably 50 - 65,000 > > > Virgil Bierschwale > http://www.bierschwale.com > http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Leland F. Jackson, CPA > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:50 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, > PurgesExtremists > > I think one of the reasons labor is so cheep in India is India is over > populated. India is only about one-forth the size of the U.S., but > India has a population almost four times that of the U.S. The > population of India is about 1.1 billion, and the population of the U.S. > is about 300 million. > > The U.S. ranked 6th in the world in per capita income for 2005 with > 43,740 and India ranked 137th in the world for 2005 with per capita > income of 720 with 187 or so countries listed. > > 1.1 billion people is a lot of months to feed and a lot of people > seeking jobs for a country the size of India, and India is not greatly > blessed with a lot of natural resources. > > At one time it was a pain to open any kind of business in India. The > socialist government control all businesses and it could take month, or > even year to receive your permit to open shop, if you ever received a > permit at all. Government red tape has been reduced in India since > around 1991. > > Since India is a Democratic form of government, I wouldn't expect to see > a large gap between the very wealthy and the poor. It would seem that > income in India would be distributed in a reasonable fair manner. > > http://www.finfacts.com/biz10/globalworldincomepercapita.htm > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> Here is a little information about the compitition, morality aside. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India >> >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >> >> Bill Arnold wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Sorry but in the US of A morality and economics are joined at >>>> the hip, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> That fusion is killing us, literally. >>> >>> A thought worthy of mention is to remind that "we" are people from all >>> over the world (and nowhere is that more clear then here in New York >>> City, btw) who came here to reject tyranny in all it's forms. We have >>> been slow to come to terms with this modern-day incarnation of same (the >>> aggregation of immense power in the hands of a few "I have become death" >>> destroyers), but current events have unmasked the monster and now there >>> is a groundswell of deeply-seated opposition seeking ways to organize. >>> >>> Our great obstacle is that we have no means to organize. Our 2 dominant >>> political parties are worthless sell-outs (as those pitiful "debates" >>> made abundantly clear). The only real hope we have is the Internet, but >>> it's still in it's infancy and is being fitted with chains, tubes and a >>> straight-jacket as we speak. >>> >>> On morality, in case you may not be aware, the sense of basic Christian >>> morality that guided this country for so long has been pummeled by our >>> programmers to the point where mentioning it evokes negative imagery. >>> The cross once held deep meaning for many people, but movies, where all >>> the bad guys wear crosses and there are no good priests to be found, >>> have torn apart that symbolism. Yet if I ask "to be replaced by what?", >>> there is no answer, as if no answer is the answer. Some think we simply >>> need to be ruled by the rich and powerful. More thoughtful people will >>> argue for reason and common sense, and they may well be right, but human >>> nature demands symbols, so as powerful as reason and common sense are, >>> they lack this crucial element. Where does that leave us, I ask? >>> >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> there is no moral question if the economics stack >>>> up. Hence why the jobs are in India, Calcutta rather than India Falls. >>>> >>>> ::a >>>> >>>> >>>> Fine, but I'm not talking about shopping or wages, I'm >>>> talking about right and wrong, the implications of being >>>> wrong, and how to set things right. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. 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