Why is nothing produced in the US anymore? what is up with that? (work)
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We produce alot in the USA;its just not the simple things as in the past when we were the only ones producing simple washing machines etc in mass. The chinese can do that now days and are.Just as china is the fastest growing vehilce market in the world now.Basically its not the 50's anymore.
Everybody take a guess which country is the world's leading manufacturer.
Hint: you're probably in it right now.
I believe people are feeling for their neighbors who are losing their homes because of the bad economy, and the kids graduating who cannot find jobs and are stuck living at home. The lack of good paying jobs has been mainly due to jobs being exported and foreign workers taking over many jobs that cannot be exported.
We may have some assembly plants here so that we can stamp on products that it is made in the USA, but the parts being assembled come from other countries.
So, whenever figures are bandied about that claim so much is made in this country, they in no way mean that the ENTIRE product is made here. It is just another smoke screen to make us think that it is just a few that are out of work because of bad government policy, and not the entire country hurting.
What about the American trucker? Where are the Senator's demanding relief for our rights? (http://www.examiner.com/x-31836-Dallas-Trucking-Examiner%7Ey2010m5d19-What-about-the-American-trucker-Where-are-the-Senators-demanding-relief-for-our-rights - broken link)
America is the #1 producer of manufactured goods in the world. China is expected to take that crown next year, but right now it is the U.S. Accordingly, I find issues with the questions
The fact that a lot of our jobs have moved elsewhere in the world is simply the working theory of capital seeking the ideal cost structure in relation to it's other maxim, the maximization of profit. We still manufacture a lot of stuff but those jobs lost to overseas competition won't be coming back. Economic theory seems innocent enough when it's being taught as a science, however, the practical application of those theories can have dire consequences when implemented as a cold scientific approach regarding the human element involved. Many American's are very much in favor of what they understand to be a theoretical absolute in the pursuit of mercantilism, and that is that the human being is simply reduced to an economic unit that can be factored against that units cost. When this becomes the general consensus all bets are off and the race to the bottom commences in full swing.
Globalizing the manufacturing of what we used to make has not reduced poverty in the UDC's in Africa, Mexico, or anyplace else for that matter. We heard this being touted as a supposed side benefit for those who now are doing that labor, the real goal of reaching the lowest labor cost in order to maximize the profit has simply shifted the causes of poverty to those nations that have become dependent on those wages earned from the offloaded work. There is very little that we could have done to prevent this, it seems to be the natural bent of capital to seek this paradox in which the system literally eats it own future sustainment by eventually impoverishing it's own customers. This is the reason that some nations have seen fit to control the amount of unrestrained trade it will allow, capital doesn't give a damn about people so it's up to the people to control it. Capitals cheerleaders will tell you of all the wonderful things that have been accomplished by this new trade paradigm but in the end the money still is migrating upward not down.
In my opinion america can not compete with Asia regarding prices. Research, quality and high-performance goods are the future of this country. The focus has to be on this items, as well as in other high developed countries like Germany, England or France. As Audi TV spot says "truth in engineering"
It also has to do with the shift to a service oriented society, america is leading in internet business, finance, insurance, software development. "Simple" manufacturing can also be done in less developed areas of the world.
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