"The most direct way to bring back manufacturing jobs, then, may be for companies to decide that they are prepared to invest in programs or direct efforts that will produce workers with the skills they need. The solution to outsourcing production elsewhere may be to insource training."
Even manufacturing jobs are going high tech. Apparently we aren't keeping up training people for these jobs. Whose fault is that?
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE and a SECURE, (relatively) LOW COST and long term source of Energy to fuel manufacturing activities are the key to bringing back manufacturing to this country.