| But the presidential report points out that the current system for classifying jobs "is not straightforward." The White House drew a box around the section so it would stand out among the 417 pages of statistics. "When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a 'service' or is it combining inputs to 'manufacture' a product?" the report asks. "Sometimes, seemingly subtle differences can determine whether an industry is classified as manufacturing. For example, mixing water and concentrate to produce soft drinks is classified as manufacturing. However, if that activity is performed at a snack bar, it is considered a service."
Stupid writer and stupid proofreader for this report, if this account is true. In a speech to Washington economists Tuesday, N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said that properly classifying such workers was "an important consideration" in setting economic policy.
Mankiw, of "outsourcing is good" infamy, looks like he might be getting set up here. His only quote is "an important consideration," yet the NYT is trying to link it directly to the quotes from the report. So does every other article I found on the subject... Special Ed Administration
Cornell Daily Sun - Feb 25, 2004
... written by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors N. Gregory Mankiw, is presented ... In
a speech to Washington economists Tuesday, Mr. Mankiw was blunt and ...
Quaqmire World
Mother Jones, CA - Feb 22, 2004
... In a speech to Washington economists Tuesday, N. Gregory Mankiw... said that properly
classifying such workers was 'an important consideration' in setting ...
Bush Wants to Classify Fast Food Worker as a Manufacturing Job
ShortNews.com - Feb 23, 2004
... N Gregory Mankiw, Council of Economic Advisers chairman, says this
is "an important consideration" in setting economic policy. Fast ...
Forest and Trees
The Dominion, Canada - Feb 23, 2004
... N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, this
distinction is "an important consideration" when looking at economic policy. ...
In the New Economics: Fast-Food Factories?
New York Times, NY - Feb 19, 2004
... N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said
that properly classifying such workers was "an important consideration" in ...
In the New Economics: Fast-Food Factories?
New York Times - Feb 19, 2004
... N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said
that properly classifying such workers was "an important consideration" in ...
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