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To: steve harris who wrote (505217)	8/29/2012 10:21:20 PM
From: Oblivious	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794327

800-ASK-4- USA- DO NOT DELETE BEFORE READING. The gas company serving this area brought their call center back to Phoenix from India last year after numerous customer complaints. What a difference now when you call them...and it created 300 jobs. I know this works because they were so bad that when India answered I wouldn't even deal with them. I'd simply ask to be transferred to a supervisor in the U.S. and they would comply. Now that I know it is the LAW - I will do it for sure Any time you call an 800 number (for a credit card, banking, Verizon, health and other insurance, computer help desk, etc) and you find that you're talking to a foreign customer service representative (perhaps in India , Philippines , etc), please consider doing the following: After you connect and you realize that the customer service representative is not from the USA (you can always ask if you are not sure about the accent), please, very politely (this is not about trashing other cultures) say, "I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the United States of America .." The rep might suggest talking to his/her manager, but, again, politely say, "Thank you, but I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the USA ." YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A REP IN THE USA . That's the rule and the LAW. It takes less than one minute to have your call re-directed to the USA Tonight when I got redirected to a USA rep, I asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from Fort Lauderdale . Imagine what would happen if every US citizen insisted on talking to only US phone reps from this day on. Imagine how that would ultimately impact the number of US jobs that would need to be created ASAP. If I tell 10 people to consider this and you tell 10 people to consider doing this - see what I mean...it becomes an exercise in viral marketing 101. Remember The goal here is to restore jobs back here at home - not to be abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep. You may even get correct answers, good advice, and solutions to your problem - in real English.

To: steve harris who wrote (505217)

8/30/2012 8:49:42 AM

From: prometheus1976

1 Recommendation Respond to of 794327

Here's the deal on ABC news...it's owned by Disney Corp who 's president is Robert Iger...
thewaltdisneycompany.com

Iger was appointed by Obama ... In June 2010, President Barack Obama appointed him to the President's Export Council, which advises the president on how to promote U.S. exports, jobs and growth. Mr. Iger is also a member of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a coalition of mayors and business leaders from across the United States that support comprehensive immigration reform.

and also serves on the Partnership for a New American Economy...see his fellow members and their program ?

en.wikipedia.org

Partnership for a New American Economy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Partnership for a New American Economy is a coalition of business leaders and mayors launched by Mayor Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch to influence public opinion and policymakers toward comprehensive immigration reform. "The partnership will enable Mayors and CEOs to demonstrate to policymakers the vital role that immigration plays in our economy by publishing studies, conducting polls, convening forums, and sponsoring public education campaigns." [1] Among other goals, the partnership will pursue Congress and the White House to enact legislation which will create "a path to legal status for all undocumented immigrants now in the United States". [2] The partnership will seek to influence "by publishing studies, conducting polls, convening forums, and sponsoring public education campaigns". [1]

Co-Chairs of the Partnership for a New American EconomyNameAffiliation

Mark Hurd	Chairman, CEO and President of Hewlett-Packard
Robert Iger	President and CEO, Walt Disney Co.
J.W. Marriott, Jr.	Chairman and CEO of Marriott International, Inc.
Jim McNerney	Chairman, President and CEO of Boeing
Rupert Murdoch	Chairman, CEO and Founder of News Corporation
Julián Castro	Mayor of San Antonio
Phil Gordon	Mayor of Phoenix
Michael Nutter	Mayor of Philadelphia
Antonio Villaraigosa	Mayor of Los Angeles

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