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Zero Manufacturing Jobs Added. Zero. [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom May 2013 #1

Anyone Who Says There's A Manufacturing Revolution In America Needs To Look At This Chart xchrom May 2013 #2

That chart needs to go back to 2004 FreakinDJ May 2013 #37

Uh, Bush didn't destroy our manufacturing sector. bvar22 May 2013 #48

manufacturing jobs were being lost as far back as the 60s. the 80s was another high point. HiPointDem May 2013 #53

your comparing opening the door to opening the Flood Gates FreakinDJ May 2013 #62

A depressing reality, for sure. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #3

The only thing the repubs will allow are tax cuts for businesses n2doc May 2013 #4

I overheard part of a conversation last Friday SoCalDem May 2013 #5

Yes, the conveyor belt is broken Yo_Mama May 2013 #12

I work in landscape/horticultre as a degree holder... Earth_First May 2013 #13

Those Obama/Pelosi/Reid tax cuts for the rich aren't working? RandiFan1290 May 2013 #6

It's even worse than that JayhawkSD May 2013 #7

The definition of "job" is at issue too SoCalDem May 2013 #9

Thanks for breaking this down Cal Carpenter May 2013 #15

Most of what's going on is redistribution of the same work and pay Yo_Mama May 2013 #23

"increasing immigration"? Are you referring to "immigration reform legislation"? LooseWilly May 2013 #101

Source of data? (BTW in March we supposedly lost 513,000 part time jobs) progree May 2013 #78

Repealing NAFTA and GATT votesparks May 2013 #8

Maybe Sen Clinton can run on that. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #71

Don't have to repeal GATT. It's been dead for 20 years. If it were not for oil imports from Mexico pampango May 2013 #86

I thought we were all going to get those 3D printers so we can each Skidmore May 2013 #10

With cheap printer ink for all jsr May 2013 #16

I'm gonna print money with mine leftstreet May 2013 #18

Hey, I like the way you think! KansDem May 2013 #31

but but but "The lowest jobless rate since 2008!" progressoid May 2013 #11

Yes, these "jobs" are total B.S. dotymed May 2013 #14

This calls for a bit more boot-strapping, pronto! Orrex May 2013 #17

Obviously this article is lying. Arctic Dave May 2013 #19

The president will fight very hard for the little people jsr May 2013 #24

With an automated battallion Newest Reality May 2013 #76

It will make the manufacturing sector boom BuelahWitch May 2013 #69

It ain't like we can't use more sorefeet May 2013 #20

happening at high level too... Locrian May 2013 #82

Manufacturing is never coming back. NYtoBush-Drop Dead May 2013 #21

+100 !!! (NT) reACTIONary May 2013 #34

It's time to teach our children how to grow food... Blanks May 2013 #38

I agree. Now its just the small matter of leaving them a stable climate to grow in. nt raouldukelives May 2013 #97

True. We could do a little better in that respect. eom Blanks May 2013 #107

Read and "do math" ? bvar22 May 2013 #49

after reading and math NYtoBush-Drop Dead May 2013 #54

What percentage of the Working Class Population of the USA... bvar22 May 2013 #57

You do realize they teach math and Science! in India and China (as well as everywhere else), right? LooseWilly May 2013 #102

people are sick of disposable, inferior CRAP Skittles May 2013 #60

No reading or math in manufacturing? Union Scribe May 2013 #72

+1: I didn't like that tone either Populist_Prole May 2013 #98

Manufacturing is not the problem. It's manufacturing jobs. pampango May 2013 #89

The Rise of the Machines BOG PERSON May 2013 #90

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #99

The US has the biggest manufacturing economy on the last time I checked Kolesar May 2013 #105

Obama was reelected. You and the rest of the haters lost. Get over it. MjolnirTime May 2013 #22

First off, the article identifies problems and proposes some solutions....... marmar May 2013 #32

I'm Sure You Voted For Obama HangOnKids May 2013 #46

that's actually a good description of them Skittles May 2013 #81

It pays the bills, though Occulus May 2013 #85

I remember when we used to go nuts about the Bush Administration's deceitful presentation of Marr May 2013 #25

Posting and reposting talking points is one of the jobs the Obama administration created. OnyxCollie May 2013 #27

lol-- well, there's ONE business that's booming. Marr May 2013 #30

Around the clock, no less. Fuddnik May 2013 #70

PROpaganda makes SENSE. Occulus May 2013 #87

Here ProSense May 2013 #88

Chessmaster. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #26

The small independent city of Galax in SW VA has lost 2700 mfg jobs. A lot of furniture byeya May 2013 #28

The same should be done to a lot of our resources. eom Blanks May 2013 #39

Assembling burgers isn't considered a manufacturing job? GoneFishin May 2013 #29

Jobs SamKnause May 2013 #33

Depends on your definition of manufacturing job... Aviation Pro May 2013 #35

+100 !!! (NT) reACTIONary May 2013 #36

You are onto something. Blanks May 2013 #40

the people calling for the removal of agricultural subsidies are the same people who called for HiPointDem May 2013 #43

There's a difference between calling for the removal of subsidies... Blanks May 2013 #44

there may be a difference in your mind, but not in the minds of those pushing such policies. HiPointDem May 2013 #45

I see your point. Blanks May 2013 #50

does not follow. HiPointDem May 2013 #52

Really. Blanks May 2013 #58

not in this period, it didn't. HiPointDem May 2013 #41

Did they cheer all the previous months when manufacturing numbers were positive? bhikkhu May 2013 #42

Nothing's magical about manufacturing Recursion May 2013 #47

Manufacturing jobs CREATE wealth. bvar22 May 2013 #51

Any job (service or manufacturing) creates wealth Recursion May 2013 #56

No. You are mistaken. bvar22 May 2013 #59

Ah, so teachers don't create wealth? Recursion May 2013 #61

Teachers take a Raw Material, bvar22 May 2013 #65

It's amazing to me that you're actually arguing this point. Marr May 2013 #91

It amazes me that you don't realize how wrong you are Recursion May 2013 #92

^That was poorly written, too...eom Kolesar May 2013 #103

Because manufacturing is STILL the engine of mass EMployment for any large country kenny blankenship May 2013 #64

Excellent points. nt Union Scribe May 2013 #73

Is impossible for everyone to be a net exporter Recursion May 2013 #79

This was not ProSense May 2013 #55

That's OK - We'll all get rich in the stock market! kenny blankenship May 2013 #63

K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #66

Our economy/US Government-like watching slow heart failure. MichiganVote May 2013 #67

The Latest Reporting Period Is April DallasNE May 2013 #68

Good catch. Lots of "typos". Sigh. Ur reward: manufacturing employment data for ur viewing pleasure progree May 2013 #95

Thanks For Correcting DallasNE May 2013 #100

It gets worse... The Robots are here already. TampaAnimusVortex May 2013 #74

Yes, Newest Reality May 2013 #77

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #75

. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #80

Manufacturing is growing FreeJoe May 2013 #83

"The future is in performing tasks that a computer or robot can't do." BOG PERSON May 2013 #84

Think again on the dog walkers progree May 2013 #93

And writers... FreeJoe May 2013 #94

Some corrections to article: March -> April. And "January and February" -> "February and March" progree May 2013 #96

So the President didn't create a million jobs since January and he's a failure Kolesar May 2013 #104

Jan thru April: 783,000 non-farm payroll jobs, but only 39,000 manufacturing jobs progree May 2013 #106