Hey all, I have a request.

Today, I had to call verizon to deal with my DSL bill. They answered and, well, the man who answered was apparently in India.

As much as these people are thorough, nice and pleasant to deal with, I just felt it was wrong to hear someone in another nation, doing a job that an American really needs right now.

Bailouts are not going to help this nation, I know we are all in agreement on that. The only thing that will get us out is jobs and the creation of incomes.

Certainly a call center job will not be a high paying job, but in a time when job losses are huge, for any person, even a basic 9/10 an hour job is better than none at all, and will at least keep people above water.

I called Verizons complaint center and talked to a woman about this. I politely explained the case for not outsourcing, especially in this economic downfall. I stated my position against any jobs Verizon outsourcing and that those jobs need to stay in America for us to be able to recover.

I encourage you all to do the same, whatever company it is. The example of this pressure from public outcry would be the Citigroups fiasco with the bailout money and the subsequent purchase of the $50m corporate jet. Thanks to Fox news having reported this and the many angry emails they and Citigroup received, Citigroup backed off that purchase.

Knowing this, we too can help reverse some of the job losses by making many complaints to these companies who have outsourced to save money that their lack of re-investment (in the jobs end) is what is helping to crush this nations economy. Those jobs need to come home.

People, call, email and let's make them, just as Citigroup, to do what is right for America, not their total profits.