Comments on: John McCain: The 80% tdaxp candidate http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19736 Adrian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19736 <p>I got 89% similar with Gravel:<br /> <br /> Immigration very similar<br /> Health Care very similar<br /> Iraq and Foreign Policy very similar<br /> Environment and Energy very similar<br /> Medical Marijuana and Drug Policy very similar<br /> Civil Liberties and Domestic Security very similar<br /> Taxes and Budget similar<br /> Abortion and Birth Control similar<br /> Trade and Economics very different<br /> <br /> Too bad I don't want a cranky old man for President. Got 81% for both Obama and Clinton.</p> I got 89% similar with Gravel:

Immigration very similar
Health Care very similar
Iraq and Foreign Policy very similar
Environment and Energy very similar
Medical Marijuana and Drug Policy very similar
Civil Liberties and Domestic Security very similar
Taxes and Budget similar
Abortion and Birth Control similar
Trade and Economics very different

Too bad I don't want a cranky old man for President. Got 81% for both Obama and Clinton.

]]> By: Steve French http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19737 Steve French Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19737 <p>Ron Paul - 81% - Huckabee - 68% - McCain 62%<br /> <br /> Medical Marijuana and Drug Policy very similar<br /> Trade and Economics very similar<br /> Taxes and Budget very similar<br /> Gun Control very similar<br /> Civil Liberties and Domestic Security similar<br /> Iraq and Foreign Policy very different</p> Ron Paul – 81% – Huckabee – 68% – McCain 62%

Medical Marijuana and Drug Policy very similar
Trade and Economics very similar
Taxes and Budget very similar
Gun Control very similar
Civil Liberties and Domestic Security similar
Iraq and Foreign Policy very different

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19738 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19738 <p>Adrian & Steve,<br /> <br /> Thanks for contributing!<br /> <br /> Seerov,<br /> <br /> "How does he justify such a statement? How can this be proven? Judging by the H1B visa law, I would say the exact opposite is true."<br /> <br /> Agreed -- indeed, there are formal attempts to use the H1B visa law to get out of using an American -- which would typicalyl mean white -- employee [1].<br /> <br /> "All non-whites see it as their duty to oppose the white power structure, making any agreement with whites "selling out to the man" no matter how much better off they'd be."<br /> <br /> All? Really?<br /> <br /> [1] <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU</a></p> Adrian & Steve,

Thanks for contributing!

Seerov,

“How does he justify such a statement? How can this be proven? Judging by the H1B visa law, I would say the exact opposite is true.”

Agreed — indeed, there are formal attempts to use the H1B visa law to get out of using an American — which would typicalyl mean white — employee [1].

“All non-whites see it as their duty to oppose the white power structure, making any agreement with whites “selling out to the man” no matter how much better off they'd be.”

All? Really?

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU

]]> By: biz http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19739 biz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19739 <p>You see, you lose me when you start talking about the H1B visa law. Because I see it on the front lines of what it is used for. I am an IT headhunter, my job is to find highly skilled tech people for companies that need someone with a specific skill set. And often times the only reason that a company will hire someone with an H1B visa is when they have no other choice.<br /> Most companies would LOVE to hire someone that is an American for their specialized position. There tends to be less culture issues and they are easier employees to manage. <br /> But the more specialized you get, the less likely that there are American candidates with a particular technology skill set.<br /> Try finding an American SAP MM/PP Functional Analyst that wants a new job. You won't. But you'll find loads of H1B candidates just dying for someone to sponsor their visa. And they'll move anywhere</p> You see, you lose me when you start talking about the H1B visa law. Because I see it on the front lines of what it is used for. I am an IT headhunter, my job is to find highly skilled tech people for companies that need someone with a specific skill set. And often times the only reason that a company will hire someone with an H1B visa is when they have no other choice.
Most companies would LOVE to hire someone that is an American for their specialized position. There tends to be less culture issues and they are easier employees to manage.
But the more specialized you get, the less likely that there are American candidates with a particular technology skill set.
Try finding an American SAP MM/PP Functional Analyst that wants a new job. You won't. But you'll find loads of H1B candidates just dying for someone to sponsor their visa. And they'll move anywhere

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19740 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19740 <p>Biz,<br /> <br /> Agreed. Lady of tdaxp's run into the same thing, as you know (there's all sorts you need to jump through to hire H1Bs).<br /> <br /> On the other side, an H1B is more motivated to keep his current job than a typical citizen, hence (I think) Seerov's concern.</p> Biz,

Agreed. Lady of tdaxp's run into the same thing, as you know (there's all sorts you need to jump through to hire H1Bs).

On the other side, an H1B is more motivated to keep his current job than a typical citizen, hence (I think) Seerov's concern.

]]> By: Sean Meade http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19741 Sean Meade Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19741 <p>73% Obama<br /> 71% Huckabee<br /> 66% McCain<br /> 64% Clinton</p> 73% Obama
71% Huckabee
66% McCain
64% Clinton

]]> By: Aaron http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19742 Aaron Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19742 <p>Um, I agreed 100% with everyone. I think their site is broken.</p> Um, I agreed 100% with everyone. I think their site is broken.

]]> By: seerov http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19743 seerov Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19743 <p>"All? Really?<br /> <br /> <br /> OK you're right not ALL.</p> “All? Really?

OK you're right not ALL.

]]> By: Michael http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19744 Michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19744 <p>What?! I'm not the most liberal regular on this site? There goes my self-image. . . *melodramatic sigh*<br /> <br /> Biz's comment on H1Bs suggests a good topic, though. Why do so few Americans get that kind of specialized training? Is it just a reflection of the low numbers entering high-tech as a whole, or is there something more to it?</p> What?! I'm not the most liberal regular on this site? There goes my self-image. . . *melodramatic sigh*

Biz's comment on H1Bs suggests a good topic, though. Why do so few Americans get that kind of specialized training? Is it just a reflection of the low numbers entering high-tech as a whole, or is there something more to it?

]]> By: biz http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html/comment-page-1#comment-19745 biz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2008/02/14/john-mccain-the-80-tdaxp-candidate.html#comment-19745 <p>I think it's a culture thing. At least in the IT industry. A willingness to put in the time and effort to make as much money as possible. A wife that stays at home (so no sacrifices have to be made for her career), no family that you can't move away from if something opens up in another state, these things make a very mobile employee. In todays workforce a mobile employee is generally a very highly skilled employee.<br /> Most Americans are very tied to their companies, their towns and their extended families. <br /> By the time that they reach the point in their careers where they have the choice to keep rising or to settle down, most have reached the point in their lives where settling down isn't a choice, it's a necessity. <br /> <br /> H1B Pros: Highly skilled, cheaper labor, work their asses off<br /> H1B Cons: Little loyalty(as long as new sponsorship can be obtained), company culture issues<br /> <br /> it's a mixed bag.</p> I think it's a culture thing. At least in the IT industry. A willingness to put in the time and effort to make as much money as possible. A wife that stays at home (so no sacrifices have to be made for her career), no family that you can't move away from if something opens up in another state, these things make a very mobile employee. In todays workforce a mobile employee is generally a very highly skilled employee.
Most Americans are very tied to their companies, their towns and their extended families.
By the time that they reach the point in their careers where they have the choice to keep rising or to settle down, most have reached the point in their lives where settling down isn't a choice, it's a necessity.

H1B Pros: Highly skilled, cheaper labor, work their asses off
H1B Cons: Little loyalty(as long as new sponsorship can be obtained), company culture issues

it's a mixed bag.

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