Comments about ‘Manufacturing may be saving grace for U.S. economy struggling to survive’

Seeing the light? No truer words have been spoken in more than a decade. Had Obama, the Democrats paid more attention they could have saved the government several trillion dollars wasted on bailout spending.

The economy would grow faster and better if government would put more restrictions on construction and manufacturing in the United States.

They still can if all government contracts and contractors be required to use American made and manufactured products only, including the electronics, using US citizens and legal labor only. Disallow any outsourcing to foreign countries any part of the manufacturing process or the materials. Violating such restrictions would invalidate any contract and reimbursement mandatory.

Is there any doubt in anyone's mind that this wouldn't create jobs in america? Well paid and self sufficient jobs paying enough to pay your own taxes and own health insurance costs?

Manufacturing is the key to a strong economy, so why not make Americas economy the one to benefit from it. American workers are the best so why not use them? Of course to get the best you have to pay the best their worth.

This plan costs government nothing.

Re: My2Cents

Are you really that naive? Do you think you're the first person who's thought of this?

Every president since the 1800's has tried to do this. Bush wanted to impose an 18% tariff on goods coming from China -- essentially he wanted to make it expensive for U.S. companies to manufacture in China. Do you know what happened? China threatened to call in our debt, which we're not able to pay. And just like that, Bush had to back down.

And therein lies the problem: we owe China so much money that they can call our shots by merely threatening to send us into default on our loans.

If we want to dictate our own policies, the first step is getting out of debt. Unfortunately I see no politicians today or on the horizon who care about fiscal responsibility.