New online 'Job Tracker' shows outsourced jobs by zip code, gets huge response

Hetep and Respect American Idle. We must cutoff the tax credit for outsources American jobs that the Republicans and Corporate Dems love.

The map is great we need to shine a light on the unpatriotic corporations. Maybe we should remove the licence of outsourcers and bring back the tariffs we have always had to protect our markets.

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H&R AI, I did read your piece very insightful from and on sight Reporter instead of all this hearsay. tnx.

It was considered self-serving. Our estimates were, in fact, terribly low. The job loss has been so much worse than even we predicted.

I was one of the people who was not listening close enough. I am listening now. Thank you for your good work. Clinton was a nice guy, but too much of a corporatist, with that NAFTA stuff, big error.

Great link, which I've bookmarked to a file. The scary part about the OSHA list in my area? Several companies I know of haven't reported stuff to OSHA. One group of franchises has constant lay-offs and unjustified firings regularly. No employment contracts involved, but their UI tax bill must be out-a-sight.

Thanks for the link.

This is how concerned the Republicans are about jobs for Americans. The only way to get jobs back in this country is to stop sending them overseas.

Thank you Republicans for once more showing you are in the back pocket of big business. POS. .

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/28/gop-blocks-democrats-jobs-outsourcing-bill/

the server was busy on that other link-here's another one. Thank you Republicans-keep up the good lying about Jobs! Snake oil salesman. They have no plan for jobs-but they sure want to make the rich richer.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68R40I20100928

Yeah, what's up w/that? Are they breeding some where?

the ad spammers are worse on the weekend, they hide in the green house

No. I live over land. ;)

LOL

Zing!

I just one of those unwashed west coast loons you always hear about. ;)

Oh, way ahead of ya. LOL This is something that bosses REALLY don't want you to know about.

so very true!

good post. love to hear it from a first-hand point of view.

Well I will conceded OSHA is understaffed, espically compared to DEQ.

Most states have a DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality. I am over simplify but basically the law is that a state can regulate itself if their department meets or exceeds the polices of the federal EPA.

The states save money by not having to send money to the Federal EPA to be their enforcement agencies.

Wow I forgot to mention DOL (Department of labor, which has also taken a huge burden off labor unions)

I fully understand and conceded that in our past they was a need for labor unions, but firmly believe that time has long gone and they become a hinderous to job growth and free enterprise.

They are playing a large role in Americans jobs being outsourced to other nations.

I am not saying they are the only cause. There are of course business that look at it as a way to cut cost. However, they cost they being forced to cut are due to other influences that are directly related to bloated union contracts.

In general when when the above mentioned website is used the outsourcing is contracted in the ares of the country that are highly unionized.

It would be silly not to consider unios have an impact of business cost and not just at union shops part across all industries.

What is stopping an individual from having a contract with their employers. if fact many i do. You also always have to ultimate vote. Quit and find a better job. If you have valued skills and area productive asset to the company they will try and keep you.

The average union workers package is bloated. I negotiate with my most valued people all the time in order to keep them.

Do I do that with entry level people no. I give them standard offer. Once they have proven themselves a valued asset I have no problem paying them what they deserve. It is both our interests.

Remember only 30% of the working force work for large public companies. Small business rules and fuels this economy.

I don't think I dislike the current mega unions. i always hold the opinion that due to regulation the most important aspect of unions are no longer needed and the pendulum has swung to far to the anti-business and pro worker side.

Yeah I think so. We have poor pity me mentality. Why do I have to work so hard mentality. We certainly have a anti-business attitude.

It should not be an entitlement that everyone have a job pays them well enough for a three bedroom house, two new cars, paid vacation, sick days, a cell phone, only work 40 hours a week (lunch included), and weekends off to.

And you are incredibly socialist. However you really seem to be a pleasant person so you do not make my ignore list.

Beckyal, American companies that move American jobs overseas are currently receiving tax breaks for doing it. If someone in Congress proposed a bill that would end those tax breaks, but a group of senators prevented that bill from passing through the Senate, do you agree those senators should all be voted out of office as soon as possible?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68R40I20100928

It's the Republicans that DO NOT WANT to stop jobs from going overseas.

Right. I was kind of hoping to get an answer from Beckyal before I revealed that...

sorry - I think you may have a long wait to get a response from beckyal.

Just checked it out. Here's an interesting one I found on the site:

Stephen J. Hemsley

President and Chief Executive Officer
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH)
Headquarters: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Insurance Carriers

In 2009, Stephen J. Hemsley received $8,901,916 in total compensation. By comparison, the average worker made $32,048 in 2009. Stephen J. Hemsley made 277 times the average worker's pay.

I lived in Indiana my whole life until 2000 when I moved west. During the 90's, I watched tons of our manufacturing jobs slink away to Brazil and other parts unknown. So as a consequence, I slinked away. The place I slinked to has a very large employer who in the last 10 yrs has moved it's main offices to another city and opened a plant in another state because 'they don't have a union.' All I can say is thank you to reps & dems who have let corporate business run the show. You bought us this crap idea that capitalism doesn't need capital, workers don't need proper wages, ect.....No wonder they fooled so many into thinking that their homes were banks......

There's a special place in hell. A very very special place indeed.....

My rep leaning 85 yr old dad (we's all independant for good reason) wondered why me and my older brother could never keep a job for more than five years. I kept telling him......he voted for Obama. He lives in FL. Retired. He thinks fraggers are NUTZ. He going with a dem for congress. Word is getting around. :D

What Wal Mart needs is a damn strong union representing their employee's. Change from within a corporation can be done by the lowest person on its staff.

EAS good luck and this one here tries to support the local guy as much as possible. I can't tell you the last time I passed thru the doors of a Wal Mart or its like. Keep the faith because you may have many more of your neighbors like me to help you.

If Wal-mart were to unionize low income and middle class people all across the nation would take a tremendous hit to their disposable income.

There is a reason the major food chains are going out of business left and right, they were so heavily unionized they could not compete.

Wal mart gets lots of bad press. the truth is by and large the paya fair wage and over people who wan to work at advancement and growth opportunities unmatched by other retail outlets.

I am not saying Wal-Mart are angels. They seem to have a problem with people that do not fit into straight, christian, workaholics.

They do outsource or lease some groups of employees that the contractors were not legit. I personally think they were not aware of the illegals in that situation.

However, by and large they provide good products at price most of us can afford. Unionize them and my friend will be eating a lot more beans, rice, and potatoes and way less meat for dinner.

Forget about being able to pickup inexpensive clothing. Lower income and middle income peoples buying power would be cut by at least 25 to 30 percent.

I grew up before Wal-Mart. I hate going to Wal-Mart or shop for that matter. But, I do remember having to go with my mother to half a dozen different stores to get supplies and clothes for our family.

You are just proving my point. Yes Wal-Mart cause smaller shops to close their doors. However, those friendsly main streat stores were goughing their cusomters for years. Think back. I remeber life befor eWal-Mart. The rich people in town were the merchant owners. They were not just comfortable, they were rolling in it.

They did not have medical plans. They did not have pension plans. They paid their people minimum wage, and you had no chance of advancement. They usually had very poor selection.

Wal-Mart has been the savior to low income and middle class households.

What is evil about investing into anti-labor union activities. It what keeps cost low, your buying power high, and to large degree a major our national economy that much stronger.

It already did when the economy came crashing down. As people cannot afford to credit themselves into eternal debt we remember how to make do. We learned to live without so we could save a few dollars here and there. My wife bought me a tiller and maybe 10-15.00 in seeds. I grew a lot of food this past summer and I shared as much as possible with my family, and some worse off neighbors. One has a permanently disabled daughter, I'm white, she's black. She was a customer at times but, I know she needed help. A few tomatoes this trip to my house maintained by my mom, some squash, corn, watermelons, and for halloween a free pumpkin on her porch for fun. When we can get by a little lighted screen and remember those faces, and do something about it, talk to them about what "it" is that we can do we take it back. I save them 20-30 this month maybe they can keep the heat on next month, or put it in savings for a rainy day. The free food isn't in a corporate treasure chest. This times millions making do is a small revolution in the making. No violence needed.

For those with financial means to do more support a local business. My economics final was based on the better use of 50M that went to buy a fast ferry in Rochester NY, now bankrupt and was a wealthy folks playground yet my taxes pay for it to this day. The basic idea was low interest loans to small businesses in the 50-100K range. Banks rape a business in high interest. Why do it? Because a small business will generate sales, along with it 8% sales tax here in Monroe County, NY. People are employed they pay income taxes, buy homes or rent both of which pay property taxes. They can buy services such as phone and cable, look at a bill this or that tax. During the life of even a sole proprieter business it generates the loan 10 fold. When I broke it down it was more like 50 times over at maybe 5 employees. Added tax deductions do nothing to keep businesses open if you have no profit left you pay no taxes anyways, been there 03-09. Invisible hand at work was donations to many charities from pd, fd, children's theatre, Jerry's Kids, SPCA, etc.. The expenses are astronomical which supply other local jobs, compounding effect at work. Those that complain over paying taxes on high incomes yet do not seek out the investments that reduce tax liability are just giving the gov money they cannot manage, and in the process wipe out small businesses they could've helped, maybe even a family member, a friend, or a service provider they use, then wonder where they went. My concept was government providing low interest loans, but the same can apply to those with the means and there are still many. This is the revolution of taking back our jobs. We prop up the banks and they chose to continue the rape of our savings through one game or another. This revolution is just remembering how we became a strong country and one person at a time through necessity is doing their part.

In 6 months of just being employed I've managed to set aside 10% down payment on my next used truck. It is possible, with scrimp, save, and spend only when the positive improvements are made first then we remember how to create jobs even just our own. I even put change in a coffee jug daily, another 5 a week or more added to. As a former Marine I know the only impossibility is if I allow myself to think it is. There's a revolution of ideas for ya, and happy if it helps others to fight for their survival better. We bail ourselves, and those we love out. We take back our country the way it was when it began, small groups of like ideas, beliefs, and discard the government that over taxes. Thanks for letting me ramble on I have an American patriot's name Ethan Allen, and I believe in this country and it's people's ability to overcome outsourcing.

The advertising scum annoy me, so I report them whenever I see them. Just doing my part.