Reply #9: It's like this

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in "state" schools the taxpayer pays the bill and in private schools the rich parents do.

As it's looking now, India is starting to use it's own engineers, from our outsourced jobs.

India is still in essence a third world country, no matter what politicians blabber on about being the worlds largest democracy.

I was there last year and no matter where I went there were people begging for food and change. I'd leave the hotel and be surrounded by begging kids. You couldn't pay me enough to live there, and I never left the "good" neighborhoods. The gap between rich and poor is absolutely astounding and disturbing. If I was an Indian and had a shot at moving to the United States or pretty much anywhere I'd jump on it.

India will need their scientists and engineers more than we do if/when they can ever get their financial and social houses in order. Perhaps if our dollar keeps tanking they'll outsource those jobs back here?