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To: Texaggie79
Yeah, sitting at a desk offering consultation, or coming up with software to solve a problem is FAR worse than standing on some factory line drilling holes.

Manufactuing offers the ability for those without skills and education to earn a reasonable salary. All that is required is good hard work. The work done in the manufacturing sector adds more to the value of the product than say, flipping a burger.

When we lose our manufacturing base, we cut the first rung off of the upward mobility ladder.

143 posted on 11/25/2002 11:31:58 AM PST by NY.SS-Bar9
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To: NY.SS-Bar9
When we lose our manufacturing base, we cut the first rung off of the upward mobility ladder.

The problem is that most here keep blaming free trade when they should be blaming the real cause of the above problem. Bad government policies which make it unprofitable or less profitable to do business at home. Blame the coersion of government and their bastard child, labor unions.

146 posted on 11/25/2002 11:35:49 AM PST by Protagoras
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To: NY.SS-Bar9
Manufactuing offers the ability for those without skills and education to earn a reasonable salary.

Well, you can thank your government for taking the ability of unskilled workers to earn a living, by having a minimum wage.

However, having less unskilled labor jobs will motivate those unskilled workers to become skilled and get educated, thus raising our standards.

150 posted on 11/25/2002 11:42:21 AM PST by Texaggie79
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