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India is all over it

Posted: Oct 14, 2010

Here is the contact list for the India Business Council from their own website:

http://www.usibc.com/usibc/about/contact See how many US Chamber of Commerce personnel are listed?

I do not understand how the partnership works between the India Business Council and the Chamber of Commerce, but it must be some sort of a division since the Director of the India Business Council is an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wl/jobs/JS_JobSearchDetail?jobid=29452687&wpmk=MK0000082&jobshtag=nonprofit

When they are hiding something, it generally means they have something to hide.

Its right out there--India is up to their eyeballs in the US Chamber of Commerce, and the US Chamber of Commerce is a branch of the Republican party. Anyone have their job outsourced lately?

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Did you read the "About" page? Here's an excerpt - Backwards Typist

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...and wasn't Hillary promoting more trade with India as Secretary of State? Correct me if I'm wrong on that.

The U.S.-India Business Council is the premier business advocacy organization representing America's top companies investing in India, joined by global Indian companies, promoting economic reforms with an aim to deepen trade and strengthen commercial ties.

Celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2010, USIBC was formed in 1975 at the request of the government of the United States and India to involve the private sectors of both countries to enhance investment flows between the United States and India. Our primary mission is to serve as a direct link between business and government leaders, resulting in increased trade and investment.

Purpose
The U.S.-India Business Council is the principal interlocutor for industry operating in the U.S. and Indian marketplace, playing a critical role supporting U.S. Government initiatives that include the U.S.-India Economic Dialogue (CEO Forum), the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group, U.S.-India Energy Dialogue, the Defense Procurement & Production Group, and the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum.

USIBC formulates an annual work plan that targets specific issues important to its member-companies, compiled from input derived from the 13 Executive Committees and Working Groups that meet regularly to assess progress on-the-ground and to devise strategies and prepare representations to advance sector-specific reforms in India. In addition, USIBC's Executive Committees organize industry missions to India to present to counterparts and the Government of India a united front to forge policy reform advances.

More here:

http://www.usibc.com/usibc/about/default

"Our primary mission is to serve as a direct link between business and government leaders" - ie, lobby for cheap labor

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Sorry, but whenever I see a Chamber of Commerce endorsement and advertisement, I am going to think about foreign money, the India affiliation, and the Republican party. Then I am going to think about my job and how I pay my bills.

'Face it. It will not change. - Backwards Typist

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and it's not just India's affiliation. It's the world. We were one of the highest paid workers in the world and now the government is making sure our wages go down because of NAFTA and outsoursing. The government thinks we have to 'be more competitive' which means lower wages, even if we go broke, yet there are still some companies who think we should still pay the retail prices that was in place during the "good years."

Blaming one country for our problems doesn't quite fly. Blame them all. Blame ALL Congress. Blame the presidents. They are the ones who got us to this point.

If the government is going to lower US workers' wages, - theyll be diluting their own tax base. -sm

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Because we all know the very rich pay little to no taxes, in relationship to their wealth. And if those of us who've been carrying the U.S. on our backs all these years are forced into poverty (which many of us have already succeeded in achieving, especially in our profession), then all I can say is, the government better not come crying to us when they don't have enough money to balance their budgets. I've got my own budget to worry about, now. The less money I have to survive on, the less the U.S. means to me. It's turning into one big greedy pig with its hand out for more and more of our money. Which is why when I go in search of a second income to help make up for what I've lost due to offshoring, you better believe it's gonna be a CASH-ONLY affair. The government won't get one red cent of it.

Its the corporations - that pay your wage

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Why do you blame the government for everything that the corporations do? The Republicans and the Chamber of Commerce want the US labor force to COMPETE with India and China. Foreign money, Wall Street, the bankers, the insurance companies, are all trying to put the Republicans back in control so they can have a do-over of the glorious free-for-all of offshoring and deregulation.

It's both sides. Doesn't matter who is President or - which party is in "power". The - sm

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reins are in the hands of Big Business, and have been for a long time, during the course of several presidencies. It just plain doesn't matter anymore who is in office, because they are NOT IN CONTROL. Which is probably why I won't even bother to vote anymore. Why bother.

The point is foreign money goes to the Chamber - which supports Republican

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candidates that believe that offshoring for cheap labor (your jobs) is a good thing. Why would you throw in the towel and not fight for your future?

,,,and your second link leads to a job posting? - Backwards Typist

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Stop and read and post decent links.

You really have a hatred for pubs and India, yet what about Pakistan, Taiwan, Philipines,and others who are taking our work away?

India is not the only one.

Yes, Director of the India Business Council is - an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce.

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