[Phantom Lord]

Still waiting Willie. Could you please answer the following questions...

Were more goods manufactured in the United States in 2004 than in 2003?

Were more goods manufactured in the United States in 2003 than in 2002?

[Willie Green]

There's been no dramatic increase in manufacturing output to offset the collapse of the textile and furniture industries, let alone the outsourcing that has occurred in other manufacturing sectors (including high tech), so the answer to you questions would have to be "no".

[steve86]

Were more goods manufactured in the United States in 2004 than in 2003? Were more goods manufactured in the United States in 2003 than in 2002?

But if I start out with one penny in the bank and compound it at even 10% interest, it'll be a long time 'til I'm into wealth. So what I'm saying is the manufacturing activity in the U.S. is still far too low, even if growing. It's nowhere near the league it should be, other than a few areas like auto production where there is actually over-production spurred by artificially low interest rates.