I actually somewhat agree with Hobbes on the outsourcing issue. Is it a major problem? No, but it is an issue that needs to be addressed. I don't think that outsourcing right now is affecting the country too much. It's definitely not harming the common person, in fact it might even be a good thing since it makes things cheaper, but from a certain point of view, it could be a bad thing.

I want to be a programmer when I'm older. Now we all know that India is taking a lot of our programming jobs, and it's certainly reducing the salaries of our future programmers if things stay on the current path. It kind of scares me, but I don't consider it a huge problem. If I looked at it selfishly, then it's a problem, but I think overall it's not too bad, so I guess I kind of agree with both of you. Still, if things stay at the current pace, it's possible that it could become a problem, or so I believe.