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Comment on Why We Don’t Need a New Program to Train America’s Manufacturing Workers by Aly

Aly — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:39:28 +0000

Hi Michele – I work for a structural steel manufacturer/supplier here in Houston, TX. I agree with you – training and investment in the education of future manufacturers is crucial to the industry’s growth. But like you say – why reinvent the wheel? Our manufacturing organizations surely have more knowledge of the industry and what skills are needed, than the government. Let the trade organizations, who’ve developed best practices and training procedures, educate our future manufacturers.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing! – Aly

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Why We Don’t Need a New Program to Train America’s Manufacturing Workers | — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:37:12 +0000

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Comment on How Can We Attract Youth to Manufacturing Careers? by Aly

Aly — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:29:16 +0000

Hi Michele – I work for a gangway manufacturer here in Houston, Texas. First off, I’m always reading your posts on Huffington Post and commenting whenever I can. Thanks for all you do to promote American manufacturing.

I was reading an article the other day about this very topic. In my opinion, a major obstacle is the perception young people today have of manufacturing. It is seen as “old fashioned”, something their grandparents did, not them. I think changing manufacturing’s image will go a long way.

Anyways, thanks for sharing! – Aly

Comment on Poll Shows Creating Manufacturing Jobs is Key to Recovery by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:47:24 +0000

GET PAPER PUSHERS AND REGULATION OFF OUR BACKS.IF THERE IS A PROBLEM DEAL WITH IT BUT GIVE CREDIT TO PRODUCERS. WHETHER IT IS ALLOWING FREQUENT FLIERS TO GO AROUND SECURITY LINES,MOVING PERMIT COSTS AND PROCEDURES THROUGH IN 90 DAYS,ELIMINATE ENDLESS INSPECTIONS,FEES,AND FORMS.NOTE:WE PAY FOR THESE PEOPLE WITH OUR TAXES,THERE SHOULD NOT BE FUTHER FEES

Comment on imX Event Charts New Course for American Manufacturing by shelton

shelton — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:12:47 +0000

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Comment on imX Event Charts New Course for American Manufacturing by Jeff Jaje

Jeff Jaje — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:45:22 +0000

People at the show commented that it was different and appreciated how it was done. Knowledge bars were a success, as were many of the other presentations. One big thing compared to other shows, everyone could go to the speakers and knowledge bars, versus having to pay for the conferences like in many other shows.

Additionally, Harry Moser gave a great presentation on Reshoring and his reshorenow.org initiative on Wednesday at imX. Definitely worth catching.

Comment on Does manufacturing matter to Americans? by Michele

Michele — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:18:54 +0000

No, I would not like America to become a post industrial society. There are only three main ways to create tangible wealth — mining, farming, and manufacturing.

Comment on Does manufacturing matter to Americans? by Michele

Michele — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:41:26 +0000

I totally disagree that we are a post industrial society. Manufacturing is the foundation of our economy and the foundation of tangible wealth creation. Manufacturing creates 3 or more jobs for every manufacturing job while service jobs only create one to two jobs. I’m not being sentimental about wanting to save American manufacturing; I’m being patriotic. We cannot maintain our national sovereignty and have China be our “manufacturing floor.” You need to buy and read all of my book and not just one article to be convinced.

Comment on Unintended Consequences of U. S. Environmental Protection Laws by Our Pollution Footprint and Job Creation « Citiography

Our Pollution Footprint and Job Creation « Citiography — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:00:45 +0000

[...] Still, some people think we should open ourselves up to a bit more pollution to provide a kind of lesser-evil alternative to the uber-pollution status quo in China. It’s a decent argument, and I’m open to the possibility that some regulations may go too far, but I doubt a significant number of jobs would come back to the US if we start down this path. It begs the question though — what’s our responsibility for pollution in other countries? The world? [...]

Comment on Does manufacturing matter to Americans? by Michele

Michele — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:07:50 +0000

I disagree that it’s the nature of economics for there to be less manufacturing as a whole worldwide. What’s happened is that American manufacturers have become more automated and productive in the U. S. and have offshored too much manufacturing. And, actually, there is more agriculture than there was 150 years ago — it’s just become more concentrated into fewer family farms, more automated, and more productive. You really need to read my book to get the whole story and find out why we must keep a critical mass of manufacturing in the U. S.