Judy,

I agree with you, but voting is just the start. Pressure needs to be applied to our elected officials in order to achieve the desired response. The motivating factor to outsourcing is money. The more profitable out sourcing becomes, the greater the problem. Federal regulation is required to provide financial incentives and/or penalties to make out sourcing less attractive. So far, Kerry has spoken of sponsoring a bill for tax credits for businesses that do not out source, but this is only a beginning. Much more is needed. Voting only keeps the pressure on until they are elected to office. After the elections a lobbyist is needed to keep the issues in front of the House and Senate. The old proverb "The squeaky wheel gets the oil" is very true. The greater the number of people unhappy with out sourcing becomes and the more vocal they become on the issue... the more likely there is to be a response to the problem in Washington. The title industry is only a small sector of of those adversely affected by out sourcing. Most of the manufacturing jobs are going south of the border to Latin America or Southeast Asia. The next time you are in a clothing store look at the label in the garment, and it will tell where it was made. The high tech jobs seem to wind up in India. The pressure on the title industry to reduce its prices to remain competitive is probably only going to get worse. In order to get the attention of law makers a wide combination of adversely affected interest groups needs to be formed. If Naltea is interested in improving the problem, it may be a good idea to survey those areas of the economy which have suffered the worst and contact them in an effort to join together in a common objective.

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