As an old person (88 years old) I muse on two bits of information that I became aware of in the '70's. 1) We were declining as a country that manufactures and 2) we were becoming an "information" economy according to Marshall McLuhan. It was happening slowly but insidiously like the proverbial fish in the pot of boiling water. This gradu…
As an old person (88 years old) I muse on two bits of information that I became aware of in the '70's. 1) We were declining as a country that manufactures and 2) we were becoming an "information" economy according to Marshall McLuhan. It was happening slowly but insidiously like the proverbial fish in the pot of boiling water. This gradual change has not only changed our economy system but also our educational system ... vocational education and vocational schools no longer exist. While I believe there is a place for the arts, philosophy, academics (I have a Master's in Linguistics) I want to bring back the manufacturing of my youth. We need builders, tradesmen, craftsmen, vocational ed. We also need address the needs of young people who do not want or qualify to get an academic bachelor's or master's degree
There are currently about a half a million open manufacturing jobs in the United States. Americans don't want them. Destroying our trade partnerships, dramatically increasing prices and the likelihood of a recession, and trying to dismantle and reassemble our nation's economy, with the supposed goal (depending on the day of the week) of bolstering U.S. manufacturing jobs (which the administration's own numbers don't support), is a catastrophically bad idea.
But just as the change was gradual, the change "back" has to be gradual as well, if it is even practical. There are still plenty of electricians and plumbers in America, since you can't outsource that work.
I also notice Trump doesn't seem to care about all the programming and tech jobs going to India and other countries. We will not be the world leader in anything if just build factories to "make stuff" while all the computers and software that runs them is made and controlled by others.
As an old person (88 years old) I muse on two bits of information that I became aware of in the '70's. 1) We were declining as a country that manufactures and 2) we were becoming an "information" economy according to Marshall McLuhan. It was happening slowly but insidiously like the proverbial fish in the pot of boiling water. This gradual change has not only changed our economy system but also our educational system ... vocational education and vocational schools no longer exist. While I believe there is a place for the arts, philosophy, academics (I have a Master's in Linguistics) I want to bring back the manufacturing of my youth. We need builders, tradesmen, craftsmen, vocational ed. We also need address the needs of young people who do not want or qualify to get an academic bachelor's or master's degree
There are currently about a half a million open manufacturing jobs in the United States. Americans don't want them. Destroying our trade partnerships, dramatically increasing prices and the likelihood of a recession, and trying to dismantle and reassemble our nation's economy, with the supposed goal (depending on the day of the week) of bolstering U.S. manufacturing jobs (which the administration's own numbers don't support), is a catastrophically bad idea.
But just as the change was gradual, the change "back" has to be gradual as well, if it is even practical. There are still plenty of electricians and plumbers in America, since you can't outsource that work.
I also notice Trump doesn't seem to care about all the programming and tech jobs going to India and other countries. We will not be the world leader in anything if just build factories to "make stuff" while all the computers and software that runs them is made and controlled by others.