Erroneous economists added to America’s manufacturing problem

Fundamental flaws remain When Bill Clinton was President and Robert Reich was his adviser, I saw trouble. I didn’t like what I was hearing about shifting America’s economy to the world of electronic commerce,...

Economy has reached “eventuality”

New equilibrium Eventually a new equilibrium is reached. Eventually there is more hope for many while there remains a boat load of people left behind and left out. They are the victims whose pain will be witnessed...

Redoing the American Economy

Manufacturing America is a National ImperativeProducing a new economic model and educating Americans about a sustainable future will take all of the next Obama term to set a new course. It will require the...

Obama calls it “insourcing;” industry calls it “re-shoring”

Whatever it is, it means getting work and jobs back in America where it belongs and is sorely needed. Diminishing manufacturing resources is the most serious threat to economic security and military security....

America's Greatness and the Future of America

 For 18 years, between 1988 and 2006, I lived in America. I've been to places large, places small and places midsize. I've been to cities and countryside; suburbs and uninhabited areas; places ranging in their ideology from far left to far right. I've come to the...

Limping along

Going to the mountaintop The news isn’t bright and it is hardly interesting. Since there is nothing more for me to do the rest of my life but get used to squeezing XXXL into L, I am narrowing my focus. First, I...

Obama’s singular focus

Bogus Lighting Company Case Study In my opinion, I am glad he has one, a singular focus with multiple syllables.  1.      Manufacturing industry – Yes...

Renew Manufacturing America

Service-oriented manufacturing (SOM) Right on. Stop the military foolishness and focus on private sector economic development with emphasis on manufacturing. " “Obama Announces High-Tech Manufacturing Effort By...

Ass backwards

Fix the private sector first We are unlikely to see innovation from Leon Panetta. He is an old horse from the legacy regime. Robert Gates was a tired horse too from the same stable. The place to begin with...

American Manufacturing Policy

What policy? Last June, just before I went deaf, I was asked to participate in the President’s Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation Podcast. My ideas were discussed in advance with Dr. Mike McGrath,...

The Morality of Child Labor

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" From the comfort of their plush offices and five to six figure salaries, self-appointed NGO's often denounce child labor as their employees rush from one five star hotel to another, $3000 subnotebooks and...

Don’t want hair in your soup, but turn back the clock

I understand “business” not wanting too much federal regulation. However, let’s consider recent history. Wall Street ran amuck without proper regulation and screwed investors worldwide. Manufacturers complain...

Over regulation hurts economic growth

That may be true, but let’s get specific about what and where. Generalizations don’t help. Regulations may be streamlined. Most regulations do not come into being without their being a good reason. Americans see how difficult it is to get laws. All laws cost money to...

House passed bill for Manufacturers

Now your legislating. Why did you wait so long you lame ducks? Quack, quack, quack, earmark. " “House Passes Bill To Help U.S. ManufacturersManufacturing.Net - December 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on...

Obama puts on listening cap in meeting with CEOs

What can they tell him? They can tell him what government must do to inspire investment in manufacturing industry, producing green products, made from green processes, for green consumers who want new renewable...

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