[Ditto]

If the US wishes to retain manufacturing supremacy then it must become at least as busines friendly as a communist country.

The question is, do we want to maintain manufacturing surpremacy?

[syriacus]

The question is, do we want to maintain manufacturing surpremacy?

Thats a good question.

• Traditionally, people with money don't live in neighborhoods with factories. Nowdays a greater number of Americans have money and do not want to live near factories.
• The factories are now relocating to neighborhoods in other countries. That results in more "desirable" US neighborhoods for houses.
• Aren't US environmentalists happy that America is getting rid of smelly factories?

Even though unemployed US factory workers are unhappy, a lot of other people are happy the factories are gone.

My question... which manufacturing capabilities do we need to keep in the US, in order to remain strong and secure?

[henderson field]

If we don't want to maintain manufacturing supremacy then perhaps we will be happy to trade $17-an-hour jobs at ABC Stamping Corp. for $6-an-hour jobs at Burger Joe's. Who will be the first to volunteer? Let's see a show of hands.