"Role Over and Do What I Ask"

This post won't be about taking a side for this matter of the "Fiscal Cliff" just want to make a point about the ineffectiveness of a leader or working with his peers. The office of the President is not the supreme ruler of the land, even if at times throughout our history it may have seemed that way. No matter how novel the cause or how wrong your intentions are, if your policies don't get passed then none of it matters. In my view a President should work with both sides to get things accomplished. Whether it be by compromising or finding a way to convince others that things need to be done the way he sees them. I believe what Americans want is action, movement something. Both sides need to find a way to work things out, at this point things are becoming childish, nobody wants to affect their chances of getting reelected by alienating their constituency. That is the what is wrong with with this whole situation representatives are no longer looking out for the entirety of the American people but only for the people that will give them a job next time around. I believe the President needs to find a way to get things moving, not just concerning the "Fiscal Cliff" but all his policies in general, or he will be viewed as an ineffective President much like JFK.

Outsourcing, the Only Option?

Recently read a blog post from a a classmate that got me thinking. In this blog the author writes about the common business practice of outsourcing. She states that we benefit from outsourcing and I completely agree with her. Prices can be held lower by outsourcing manufacturing jobs, this isn't always what happens but it does allow a company to lower prices. The way I like to look at it is that we don't dream of working in the manufacturing industry so this will give us the opportunity and push to reach higher positions. There are many negative aspects to this of course because when a job in sent somewhere else like India an American does not get that job. But that allows us to create other jobs, and we do just that. The service section is where a lot of jobs have recently gone to Americans. So the way I see it matter what happens Americans will find a way to continue to create jobs. Outsourcing is the future/present I don't believe this will change so we just need to adapt to this situation and we will.