U.S. based manufacturers receive new orders every month worth close to a half-trillion dollars. To underscore the health and prospects of this closely watched economic sector, today is Manufacturing Day, with activities staged across the country by American companies. The main focus is a series of open houses to show that the words “Made in America” are still a powerful sign of innovation and quality. These open houses will enable the public to see for themselves that American manufacturing is not only alive and well, but actually needs skilled employees. The Census Bureau is preparing to take its regular five-year report card early next year on all phases of the U.S. economy, including manufacturing, with the 2012 Economic Census.
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Skilled employees is the missing link here. Who is ‘skilled’ these days, when it comes to manufacturing or the trades? Trade Tech High Schools used to produce skilled graduates; specific to the jobs available in the area. These young people could count on making a living without going into debt. Somewhere along the line those life sustaining courses got lost in the emphasis on college prep courses. Now we have college graduates with a piece of paper but no life sustaining skills. Ironic, isn’t it? We would not be a nation in jeopardy if we didn’t underestimate the value of our blue collar workers; if we didn’t allow our skilled jobs to get shipped off to low wage shores. The American worker becomes unemployed while the American Corporateship becomes wealthier on the shoulders of cheap labor in countries eager to endure the unregulated standards of industry. After all, it isn’t the company owner who breaths the cotton dust.
I never considered myself political and still don’t. But I am strong in my objection to what our world has become in all this political correctness and global economy. It’s a good thing I’m no one of influence because I would encourage our nation to close its borders and isolate awhile, to get our home in order. We have lost the spirit of America; lost the ability to grow and tend our garden and nurture our children. We have grown a crop of mindless consumers and are giving our freedom up for possessions beyond our ability to produce. I recall hearing that a nation that produces nothing becomes nothing.
Just about the only thing that can’t be done by another country is collect our garbage. Sad.