Posted on 12/12/2011 12:39:54 PM PST by bjorn14
At a time when economists say U.S. manufacturing policy is in "disarray," the Obama administration on Monday said it has created a new Office of Manufacturing Policy to be co-chaired by the Commerce Department Secretary and the director of the White House National Economic Council.
"At this make or break time for the middle class and our economy, we need a strong manufacturing sector that will put Americans back to work making products stamped with three proud words: Made in America," President Barack Obama said in a statement.
Wisconsin leads the nation with the highest share of its workforce employed in manufacturing.
The new office expands on a previous appointment for a government adviser on manufacturing, known as a "manufacturing czar." Washington has had no fewer than three such "manufacturing czars" installed as White House advisers in the course of two administrations. Ron Bloom, Obama's policy adviser on manufacturing, resigned in August.
One of the two co-chairs will be Commerce Secretary John Bryson, giving the position cabinet-level influence for the first time. His co-chair will be National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling.
"The White House Office of Manufacturing Policy will convene cabinet-level meetings to aggressively implement the Administration's priority manufacturing initiatives," according to the statement.
Last week, the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Competitiveness became the latest business group to issue a report on the need for a manufacturing policy, saying policy is in "disarray."
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First assignment: Manufacture a more authentic looking Birth Certificate.
Ah, GMTA
It’ll have the same effect as Biden’s “Middle Class Task Force” did. Biden released his first annual report almost two years ago — did he solve your “middle-class squeeze”?
Manufacturers will feel the same way in two years about this new crap.
Every day there is a new crapola initiative by this bunch of clowns.
Command and control economy.
It’s worse than that. John Bryson is a RADICAL environmentalist. He ran Southern California Edison for 18 years before becoming Commerce Dept. Secretary. Prior to Edison, he co-founded the radical left-wing Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. After leaving Edison in 2008, he supported the 2009 House bill for cap-and-trade. This man can do a lot of damage.
Obama’s creations are always the opposite of what he says they will be. Typical Marxism.
Oh gee............more bureaucrats
Here’s your manufacturing policy: no taxes on capital gains or corporate profits. There. Fixed.
Yep.
Harry Reid is running the Politburo.
Excellent - Ayn Rand reference.
Are those auto workers still drinking and smoking illegal substances on their lunch hour?
Next problem?
F’idiot! Still classless and clueless. Manufacturing Czar? Government control of manufacturing? Why the F doesn’t he just adopt a Hammer and Sickle as his personal logo?
BTW, Made in U.S.A. is correct and appropriate for us. Made in America is not.
Does he realize how many Countries, Territories, and Dependencies can also claim Made in America?
From the same guy who believes productivity takes away jobs.
Of course he does.
Once you are used to Made in America, it will become Made in North America. Then it will become Made in the Americas.
For who? The Chinese?
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