October 15, 2008 10:03 AM PDT
How tech's IT elite see the world shaping up
As the financial markets continued on their bipolar journey, many of the IT industry's elites gathered for a conference in Orlando, Fla., organized by Gartner. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan, who was in attendance, offers a perspective on what's at the top of their agenda for the foreseeable future.
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Charles Cooper has covered technology and business for more than 25 years. Before joining CNET News, he worked at the Associated Press, Computer & Software News, Computer Shopper, PC Week, and ZDNet. E-mail Charlie.
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Well, Einstein's, its simple: Get the IT jobs BACK into the USA and start paying IT workers what they're supposed to be paid - what they're actually worth. Tax their incomes, again, like was done before they became unemployed and that will A) start the savings process again; B) start the local and regional economic stimulation we've been looking for AGAIN and C) generate U.S. Federal tax revenue from the the "new" tax-base of workers in the USA again.
Stop the bleeding now, start hiring programmers in the USA to do USA jobs again!