Posted on 01/09/2016 7:23:10 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
It's a good thing Trump wants to rebuild our manufacturing base, because it truly has taken a hit. We've turned from a nation of builders to burger flippers.
To put in perspective just how bad things have gotten - there were more Americans employed in manufacturing in the months leading up to Pearl Harbor than there are today, despite the fact that the population then was a fraction of what it is today.
In that time, there was 1 person employed in manufacturing for every 10.6 people in the overall population compared to 1 person employed in government for every 26.1 people in the overall population.
Oh how things have changed. As CNS News reported:
Those employed by government in the United States in August of this year outnumbered those employed in the manufacturing sector by almost 1.8 to 1, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS. By contrast, there were only 12,329,000 employed in the manufacturing sector.
The 2015 Federal budget spends an unprecedented $3.7 trillion which leaves us with a deficit of over half a trillion dollars.
Trump's plan to restore the manufacturing base consists of placing tariffs on Chinese goods and reducing our relatively high corporate tax rate which incentivizes businesses to set up overseas.
There's a huge opportunity to kill two birds with one stone here. Shrink the government, and when people ask where those former government employees are going to work we'll have some nice manufacturing jobs waiting for them.
(Excerpt) Read more at allenbwest.com ...
Of course he was right. Being a man well educated in business...he knows these things! Tell it like it is -He is right and AMERICA has been betrayed on ALL levels. GREAT AMERICANS are FED UP with our so called federal government. OUT with the jackasses.
Trump - Make AMERICA GREAT FOR GREAT AMERICANS!
The whinging on about how many fewer people work in manufacturing is pointless as well as stupid. Even if there were no other country in the world - i.e., no foreign trade to get one’s panties in a twist about - one would hope that there would be fewer people per capita working in manufacturing today than there were 75 years ago; that’s just plain old progress and improving productivity.
Go Allen West!
Do you really believe this?
There are 1.3 billion people around the world working in agricultural jobs. That's about 40% of the world's work force.
The U.S. employs a lot less people in manufacturing than we used to, but we are still produce more finished products than ever before.
Yep. The federal government has grown too big!
There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS.
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That has to change. This is insane.
Half of the government jobs could be outsourced to private contractors. You pay them they pay their emplyees you don’t have to pay vacation, sick pay, insurance or pensions. And they will do the job efficiently.
You left out unlimited access to porn on the job.that’s why you have to wait on hold for 30 minutes to an hour when trying to get information from a government agency.
22 million employed by government at one level or another?
That’s down right incredible.
Yep. The federal government has grown too big!
Read some of the 1600 comments...
“Supreme Court case could weaken government workers unions”
http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-case-could-weaken-government-workers-unions-075936418.html
Insane even. :-)
And a lot of those federal employees got their job with veteran’s preference.
“21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government”
21,995,000 employees multiplied by average salary/benefits of 100,000/yr =
2.2 Trillion per year.
What gets produced for that? Other than massive debt?
We could outsource all gov jobs to India/China and cut that to 500 million/year and probably get better results especially in our roads, bridges, hospitals and most especially schools.
And they are union...see post 12 and then read the comments at yahoo
“Supreme Court case could weaken government workers unions”
http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-case-could-weaken-government-workers-unions-075936418.html
You’re forgetting that farmers produced off shoot jobs in various industries; canning, shipping (railroads, canal etc) , barrel making, clothing, leather goods....too many to mention....
There are now more unionize government employees than exist in private sector America.
Communists are winning.
I think Greece got to 1 in 4 on the government payroll until it caved in.
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