Loss
of Manufacturing Jobs
During the Bush Administration, it has
repeatedly been stated the number of jobs has increased annually.
This is another half truth for with the increase in jobs has come
the demise of manufacturing jobs in not only in cities but also in rural America
where the demise is more magnified. Traditional good paying
manufacturing jobs have been replaced by minimum wage 20 hour work
week jobs with no fringe benefits particularly health care.
For the lack of a better term, these are the typical Wal-Mart jobs
which are not a replacement for manufacturing jobs.
If manufacturers want to sell their
products in America, then these products must be manufactured in the
United States. The loss of jobs in the heartland and elsewhere has
got to be one of the biggest tragedies ever committed to Americans.
Residents in the heartland have lost self respect because of the
lack of good jobs and none of us should accept having a job at
Wal-Mart is the same as having a job in manufacturing plant in any
small American town. It is true there have been many jobs created
but at the expense of good high paying jobs that have been exported.
Requiring a mother to work to help augment her husband's Burger King
salary is absolutely un American.
Keeping jobs in the
United States is the highest priority taking care of the needs of
Middle Class Americans.
