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Kuros
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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| jaykimf wrote: |
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The Return of US Manufacturing
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In 2010, in fact, U.S. manufacturing added jobs for the first time since 1997. The 136,000 new jobs represent a 1.2 percent increase from 2009.
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Yes it would be a great thing if more manufacturing jobs returned to the U.S., But at this point it's just a trickle. How does that 136,000 gain in 2010 compare with the number of jobs lost in the previous 2 years? Or with the millions of jobs lost in the last 40 years? That's not even enough jobs to match the increasing population. Even if manufacturing jobs grow at a much higher rate, it will hardly put a dent in the 46 million Americans living in poverty. Is it really so hard for you to admit that Santorum is delusional in thinking HS diplomas and marriage before having children would end poverty in America? |
Of course I admit that he takes his claim too far. Nevertheless, I don't agree with your vision that a totally HS educated working age America would suffer from accredidation inflation.
Still, Santorum's statement makes sense. The generous assumption that everyone grants Santorum is that his 2- (or 3-) point solution is even possible on a wide scale. There are massive barriers holding America back from a total HS graduation rate, much less that plus keeping all births in wedlock (which itself is entirely impossible without abortion). Indeed, I brought up Santorum's comment partly to support a pro-choice position. |
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