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Subject:Re: How will we be effected? From:john -at- garisons -dot- com To:"Melissa Nelson" <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:21:52 -0400 (EDT)
This sounds like a great topic for the Techwr-l-chat group. After a long
hiatus, there's been traffic lately about the use of the off-topic chat
list, and this might get it going.
I don't remember how to sign up or get on it, but the list address is:
techwr-l-chat -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
I'll be glad to start a thread there ...
JG
Melissa Nelson opined:
> I am hoping to find a way to ask this question without causing any
> disagreements on here, but as all the US members, and I am sure all the
> members around the World know, we in the US are in the middle of a VERY
> LONG presidential campaign. The economy is a huge issue in the campaign,
> and I am wondering how people think that the election will effect our
> profession and the IT industry as a whole. I am hoping to get responses
> that do not bash one side or the other, but would be interested in those
> responses OFF LINE.
>
> For myself, I tend to be in a bit of a bubble, I am not far out of DC and
> my company does a lot of federal work, although we are breaking into
> commercial as well, but being here I do not know if I get an honest look
> at how our profession is influenced by political changes and would just be
> interested to know what people think. As I said, I do not want to start
> any fights, so if it is not possible to answer without being too partisan,
> please just email me off the list.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Melissa
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