[governsleastgovernsbest]

I don't believe there is much the government can or should specifically do to attract or create jobs - manufacturing or otherwise.

They should focus on keeping taxes and regulation as light as possible, and leave the rest to the genius of the market.

[ARCADIA]

They should focus on keeping taxes and regulation as light as possible, and leave the rest to the genius of the market.

1) Tarrifs 2) The mere threat of retaliatory tarrifs 3) Domestic investment tax credits for new manufacturing or expanded manufacturing facilities.

[sixmil]

I don't believe there is much the government can or should specifically do to attract or create jobs - manufacturing or otherwise.

I agree, but I also think there is a lot that government can do to kill jobs like the unilateral free trade policy we have now. I'd like to see tarriffs raised until the trade deficit is zero and stays there, along with corresponding cuts on income and business taxes. Eventually we are going to have to admit that there is no benefit (just the opposite actually) to trading any more freely than everyone else does. Even with the WTO, we are not able to get everyone to play along, so we should develop a policy that is not dependent on how others play the game.

[voicereason]

I don't believe there is much the government can or should specifically do to attract or create jobs - manufacturing or otherwise.

They should focus on keeping taxes and regulation as light as possible, and leave the rest to the genius of the market.

Exactly right. A good part of the problem lies with the government's willingness to stick it's nose into what it doesn't understand.

Now we not only have the government inserting itself in business affairs, but also expanding itself with the creation of another questionable position.

[maui_hawaii]

Too bad the Chinese don't think the same way you do...

[maui_hawaii]

We can keep taxes light. Thats fine. I say we cut taxes even.

Give the people that import so much stuff the same deal they have had in the past...a 35-40% corporate income tax rate.

For those who source from the US, give them a 15-20% corporate income tax rate.

Its a tax cut.

You gonna complain about that too???