Feds could force states to bring back offshore jobs

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jul/24/bz/bz01a.html

Hawai'i is one of 40 states that sends government-financed social-service jobs overseas where labor is cheaper.

Controversy surrounding the practice known as offshoring has resulted in six states deciding to end the practice, and a bill in Congress could force remaining states, including Hawai'i, to bring those jobs back or lose federal money.

Hawai'i pays $1.95 million annually to JP Morgan Chase to administer an electronic system that delivers and tracks social benefits such as food stamps and financial assistance. Since 2001 a customer call center financed under that contract has operated from India, according to state officials. It serves about 40,000 Hawai'i households that receive food stamps and financial assistance.

[Frodo]

1. Interesting idea.

And it doesn't affect "states rights" either.

"You DON'T have to do things our way... unless you want our money"