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julia.sadie
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 Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:31 am Post subject: Schumer's move against Outsourcing |
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Schumer Turns Eye To Call Center Job Outsourcing
wcbstv.com
| Quote: | NEW YORK (CBS) ― New York Senator Charles Schumer wants to stop the flow of U.S. call center jobs overseas. He is proposing legislation to tax companies 25-cents each time a call is transferred to a foreign country.
"English speaking workers, whether they are in Indonesia, Canada, the Philippines, South Africa, are willing to work longer hours for lower wages and as a result Americans lose their jobs," Schumer said.
The measure would also require telling U.S. customers that their call is being transferred, and to which country. |
Source: http://wcbstv.com/local/schumer.overseas.call.2.1724313.html
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julia.sadie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:33 am Post subject: Budget shortfall in Florida may lead to outsourcing |
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County considers outsourcing, consolidation to help make up $100 million budget shortfall
By Andy Reid, Sun Sentinel
| Quote: | WEST PALM BEACH — Outsourcing government jobs and consolidating long-standing departments are among options being considered to head off Palm Beach County's $100 million budget shortfall.
County administrators this week are expected to unveil their proposed $4 billion spending plan.
Layoffs, cuts to county services and another property tax rate increase are among the measures being considered to close the budget gap. |
Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-budget-cuts-palm-outsource-20100604,0,1 616662.story?track=rss
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julia.sadie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:37 am Post subject: Problems with Schumer's bill against outsourcing |
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Problem with Schumer's Plan to Tax Offshore Call Center Use
by Stephanie Overby, IT World
| Quote: | According to Schumer's plan, companies would have to certify annually with the Federal Trade Commission that they are in compliance with the offshore call center rules, or be subject to civil penalties. But the logistics involved in actively policing offshore call center traffic could prove much more costly to the federal government than to companies that outsource overseas.
"It would be huge," Fersht says of the logistics, noting that there are more than 30 million businesses in the U.S. that would have to be regulated.
"The costs of setting this up and managing it would take a long, long time to recoup at 25 cents a call," adds Fersht. "It sounds like a huge waste of public money and resources. The government would be better off investing those funds in helping U.S. business set up onshore." |
Click on the following link for more: http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/109904/problem-schumers-p lan-tax-offshore-call-center-use?source=itw_rss
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Thanks for the news. How do you think this Schumer's legislation will affect outsourcing destinations?
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lewcrippen12
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outsourcing has been put forward by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. it would put excise tax on companies that send American domestic customer service calls to centers in other destinations overseas.
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