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LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
3. Sums it for me too! I'm a retired computer programmer / analyst
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 02:28 PM
Feb 2016

I've been following Hillary's support for outsourcing, including her 'pilgrimages' to India.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
5. Here's one: Rakesh Gangwal, the Indian-born CEO who dismantled my company for fun and profit was...
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 04:22 PM
Feb 2016

.......also a big contributor to Hillary's 2008 campaign.

Rakki came to Worldspan from USAirways, where he forced employees to take big pay cuts, ran the company into bankruptcy and came away with a cool $15 million in his piggy bank.

At Worldspan, he reduced headcount, froze our pensions (for those who were 'grandfathered' in; others just got the 401K option.), all in preparation for an IPO - the market rewards ruthlessness.

The Clintons have had a longstanding relationship with India. I'll try to post more on this later.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
6. OMG...I remember all of that.
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 04:25 PM
Feb 2016

Wasn't he brought in (to US Air) by Stephen Wolf?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wolf

Ugh...supposedly Wolf's favorite color was grey, hence that paint job.

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