The Case to Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing

US jobs are disappearing and unless we reverse the trend our economy will continue to decline. The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a non-partisan partnership of several leading American manufacturers and their unions, advocates strong enforcement of U.S. trade law to deal with illegal, subsidized competition from countries such as China.

Enforcement of existing U.S. trade law could help to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and save American manufacturing jobs.

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[darthvader5300]

The reason why Japan was able to compete wt China's cheap labor and preserve her manufacturing base and manufacturing manpower base is because of heavy re-investments in her core hard industries. She automated around her labor force for labor flexibility and efficiency, then went on to robot-driven automation until it went to full computerization robot-driven automation to androids. And her economic policies is oriented to protect and maintain her domestic manufacturing industries and manpower.

[tompnoid1]

china is the reason they can manufacture all of what we do for a fraction of the price they dont have to pay workers or have osha regs or epa inspections 

[MattyTheMole]

@xaviqaz That is the key line: Productivity Growth. These days Americans dont believe in those words because there is no honor in the American economy let alone earning the $. Nobody wants to work for it anymore and no American wants to work jobs that are available.

[JackBerton]

@xaviqaz Correct. Manufacturing jobs are decreasing because of increased productivity and automation. China is one aspect but not the main reason.

[xaviqaz]

@MsZeitgeist85 Manufacturing output per capita in 2010 (IHS Global Insight): - Japan: 8109 $ - Germany: 7582 $ - United States: 6265 $ - Canada: 5847 $ - Italy: 5177 $ - South Korea: 4912 $ - France: 3900 $ - UK: 3762 $ - Spain: 3538 $ - Mexico: 1597 $ - Russia: 1566 $ - China: 1495 $ - Brazil: 1353 $ - Indonesia: 738 $ - India: 184 $ Considering that Germany and Japan lose population, while USA adds 3 million people each year

[xaviqaz]

Bullshit. The number of manufacturing jobs has decreased in all western countries, mainly because of productivity growth. But as a share of real GDP, US manufacturing output has remained pretty stable in the last 60 years: 16-18% (inflation-adjusted values). US trade deficit are 100% about energy and consumer goods, not industrial supplies and finished capital goods. A consequence of relaxed monetary policies (aka easy money) and low taxes on consumption.

[combatjm89]

@shleesauce People see China pegging their currency value to the dollar as "cheating". A sovereign nation can do whatever they wish with their currency values. If Americans weren't so hung up on buying more and more Chinese junk that we don't need, it wouldn't matter. China's monetary policy is backfiring - the inflation we've been having is spreading to them, as evidenced by them raising their interest rates twice.

[MadebyUSdotcom]

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[MadebyUSdotcom]

@shleesauce economyincrisis org/content/another-chinese-in­dustry-caught-gaming-system

[shleesauce]

This video said at least three different times that "china cheats" could someone tell me how they are "cheating"? I'm not trying to be combative, just wanted this cleared up.