1. What obligation does a company have to its outsourced, American former employee? Should their be a requirement for the employer to provide severance and/or money for job retraining and job hunting?

2. Friedman's point is well taken (that for now the products used in India are mostly designed and made in America), but what if the outsourcing trend continues so that all of the products used in India are designed and made in India? Engineering is one of the biggest educational areas in places like India. How long before GM has all of it's designers outside the US. The point is that just because an American company's profits rise because of outsourcing, doesn't mean the company will be using the funds to generate jobs in the US.

3. Related to 2, what are the jobs most ripe for outsourcing in the future? Engineers, doctors and lawyers are most talked about. What else?

4. What are the jobs that are least likely to be outsourced? People entering the job market, and those who have been outsourced should know this. What will be the secure jobs?

(I think that is supposed to be profound, but I'm not sure how.)

(I'm just glad to be commentator #319,019.

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