[goldstategop]

That too will create a lot more jobs and tax revenue in the long run.

We can’t survive for long without a healthy manufacturing base.

We can’t outsource everything to foreign countries whose interest isn’t our welfare.

[Pelham]

Absolutely. I was convinced by the book 'Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy' back in the Reagan years. Amazon will sell you a copy for a penny.

Our vast manufacturing power was the Arsenal of Democracy during WWII. Our political and financial leaders have pissed that strength away.