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I agree with the Coalition for National Referendum, that we should work to bring back millions of overseas Call Center jobs to the United States and give these jobs to American Citizens. If elected, as your next congressman, I will do just that.
Here is the issue -
From The Coalition for National Referendum:
There are over 1.6 Million outsourced call center jobs
that can be brought back to the United States in Four (4)
Months or less. These call center employees, who’s work
includes answering the phone and making calls on behalf
of American Companies, are totally portable and very
easy to move. (Source 1) (All Sources are located at the
end of this email in “Information Section B”)
In thirty-five (35) States when people who are on Food
Stamps need information or have a question, they call a
designated phone number which is answered in India or
Mexico. These thirty-five (35) States are contracted with
J.P. Morgan Chase and/or e-Funds who in turn subcontract
the call center work out to India (English speaking) and
Mexico (Spanish speaking). (Source 2)
The thirty-five (35) States are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. (Source 3)
It is time that State Taxpayers Stop employing people in
India and Mexico who don’t pay State taxes and don’t
purchase anything in the States which are employing them.
A Harris Poll found that 72% of the American people
oppose using workers from India “in telephone centers to
replace American workers in telephone call centers.” Only
5% though this was a “good” idea. (Source 4)
The authority that will be used to bring these 1.6 Million
outsourced call center jobs back to the United States
would fall under National Security and Internal National
Security. These two entities are the highest authorities
that the Government has.
The Director of National Intelligence, the U.S. “Spy Chief,”
Mr. Dennis Blair, stated that, “The economic downturn is ‘the
primary near-term security concern’ for this country.” Mr. Blair
also said, “the economic turmoil could ignite instability, making
that the most urgent threat facing the United States.” (Source 5)
Internal National Security is defined as, “The management
of national finances free from economic problems that can
lead to large scale public dissatisfaction with the government,
and public disorder though protests.” (Source 6)
There is a clear and definite historical authority
under National Security and Internal National Security for
President Obama to issue an Executive Order or for
Congress to pass Legislation to bring back HOME to
America the 1.6 Million call center jobs.
The following are examples of actions that the Federal
Government has historically taken to protect National Security
and Internal National Security. The overwhelming authority
that the Federal Government has used, shown in the examples
below, definitely proves that the Federal Government has the
authority to bring HOME to America the 1.6 Million call center
jobs.
(1) Under National Security, the United States presently has
“Sanctions” imposed on the following Countries: Balkans,
Burma, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Iran, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe. (Source 7)
(2) Under National Security, President Roosevelt authorized
Executive Order 9066, for the forcible relocation and
internment of Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans
during World War Two.
(3) Under National Security President George W. Bush signed
the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential
Directive with the dual designation of NSPD-51 as a National
Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland
Security Presidential Directive. This Directive, signed on May
4, 2007, “Granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the
president in the event of a national emergency declared
by the president.” (Source 9)
Outsourcing jobs is destroying this Countries economic
base and threatening our Internal National Security. How
many jobs could be lost to outsourcing overseas?
A 2008 Harvard Business School Study concluded that,
“Between 21% and 42% of U.S. jobs are potentially
offshorable. The Harvard study estimated that 25.2
million to 31.8 million jobs could potentially be moved
overseas.” (Source 10)
In a singular example, “An online newspaper, California’s
Pasadena Now, hires workers in India to cover the local
news. No, that is not a misprint. Reporters send their notes
and background information to India, where six writers
crank out copy.” (Source 11)
Senator John Kerry has called, “companies and chief
executives ‘Benedict Arnolds’ if they move jobs and
operations overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes.”
(Source 12)
Patriotism is bringing jobs back HOME to the United
States.
The Coalition for National Referendum’s detailed
proposal for bringing 1.6 Million outsourced call
center jobs back HOME to America is:
(1) ALL 1.6 Million outsourced call center jobs
will be brought back HOME to America within four
(4) Months.
(2) At present the Federal Government does NOT
have records on how many call center jobs are
outsourced to other Countries by American Companies.
(Source 13)
Therefore it should immediately be required that within
thirty (30) days ALL American Companies that have
outsourced call center jobs to other Counties, and 35
State Agencies which have done likewise, report the
number of outsourced call center jobs to the United
States Department of Labor.
(3) A tax credit will be given by the Federal Government
to American Companies, and an increase in Federal monies
will be given to 35 State Agencies, for ALL call center jobs
brought back HOME to the United States.
The Tax Credit will NOT cost the American taxpayers
anything. Reasons for this include:
(a) The 1.6 Million people that will be working in the
United States will pay Federal, State and Local taxes.
(b) The 1.6 Million people that will be working in the
United States will not be collecting unemployment
insurance nor will they need other Government
assistance.
The severity of the economic crisis that this Country
is in means that the American people cannot sit back and
let events take place. We are at a point of whether or not
our economic system, and therefore the Country, will survive.
It is imperative that every American act now!
We would like to list your name (Congressional District,
State, Website and/or email address) on our Website,
www.nationalreferendum.org, in support of the following:
(1) “We are requesting that President Obama issue
an Executive Order and/or Congress pass Legislation:”
(a) “That ALL 1.6 Million outsourced call center jobs be
brought back HOME to America within four months.”
(b) “That one-half of the outsourced call center jobs brought
back HOME to America, (800,000 jobs), could be placed in
Towns and Cities where unemployment is 10% or higher and/
or Towns and Cities that have had a reduction in population.
These jobs will be divided in proportion to the population of
these Towns and Cities. American Companies that comply
with these totally voluntary conditions will be given a Tax Credit
by the Federal Government.”
(c) “That within thirty days ALL American Companies
that have outsourced call center jobs to other Countries,
and the 35 State Agencies that have done likewise, report
that number to the United States Department of Labor.”
(d) “That a tax credit be given by the Federal Government
to American Companies, and an increase in Federal monies
be given to 35 State Agencies, for ALL call center jobs
brought back HOME to the United States.”
(2) “Should President Obama not issue an Executive Order
and Congress not pass Legislation covering the points
contained in number one of this petition above, then
we are requesting that Congress pass Legislation to place
on the National Ballot, 90 days from the passage of the
Legislation, a National Advisory Referendum Question
stating:”
(a) “Should ALL 1.6 Million outsourced call center jobs
be brought back HOME to America within four months?”
(b) “Should one-half of the outsourced call center jobs
that are brought back HOME to America, (800,000 jobs),
be placed in Towns and Cities where unemployment is 10%
or higher and/or Towns and Cities that have had a reduction
in population. (These jobs would be divided in proportion to
the population of these Towns and Cities. American
Companies that comply with these totally voluntary conditions
will be given a Tax Credit by the Federal Government)?”
(c) “Should within thirty days, ALL American
Companies that have outsourced call center jobs to
other Countries, and the 35 State Agencies that have
done likewise, report that number to the United States
Department of Labor?”
(d) “Should a tax credit be given by the Federal
Government to American Companies, and an increase in
Federal monies be given to 35 State Agencies, for ALL
call center jobs brought back HOME to the United States?”
SOURCES
Source (1) Sources for the 1.6 Million call center jobs to be
brought back home to America: (1) India - 1.6 Million
call center jobs, Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2008,
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/01/business/fi-india01;
Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2008,
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2008/1044.html;
(2) Philippines - 320,000 call center jobs, The Christian
Science Monitor, July 7, 2008, http://www.csmonitor.
com/2008/0707/p04s01-wosc.html; (3) Latin America -
336,000 to 730,000, The Free Library, April 1, 2005,
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Panama+calling:+Panama
+is+fertile+ground+for+call+centers,+but+it…-a0132084686.
Source (2), (1) United States Department
of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service,
http://www.fns.usda.gov/FSP/ebt/ebt_status_report.htm;
(2) Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO,
www.WashTech.org
Source (3) United States Department of Agriculture, Food
and Nutrition Service, http://www.fns.usda.gov/FSP/ebt/ebt
_status_report.htm
Source (4) Harris Poll. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris
_poll/index.asp?PID=453
Source (5) United Press International, February 13, 2009,
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/13/Dennis_Blair_
Economic_crisis_top_threat/UPI-29301234548483/
Source (6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security
Source (7) United States Department of the Treasury,
http://www.treas.gov/ offices/enforcement/
ofac/programs/index.shtml
Source (8) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_
American_internment
Source (9) World Net Daily, May 23, 2007,
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID
=55824
Source (10) The Wall Street Journal, December 17,
2008, http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/12/17/
up-to-42-of-us-jobs-potentially-offshoreable/
Source (11) Readers Digest, March, Page 101
Source (12) The Washington Post, February 26, 2004,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/
A6884-2004Feb25.html
Source (13) http://lieberman.senate.gov/documents/white
papers/Offshoring.pdf
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