[BfloGuy]

I'm tired of the "we-don't-make-anything-here-anymore" comments. As the article (from the AP surprisingly) points out, we make more than any other country in the world -- some 20% of global output.

And, by the way, it's the wealth created by that manufacturing and the services that support it (design, R&D, finance, etc.) that pay for our foreign purchases and not the Chinese.

[mountainlion]

We have a bumper crop of loud liberals.

[nyconse]

I’m so tired of the free traitor argument that we do make stuff here...play games with the statistics...take a trip to any store...try and find American goods...lies, damn lies and government statistical lies.

[nyconse]

Also, the trade deficit and the money we owe China paints a far different and more truthful argument.

[RKV]

And you know what? If we were smart, we’d make even more of our own goods. AND it wouldn’t be that hard to make happen. Now you’re saying “wait just a minute.” Well, here’s my plan - we don’t put Buy American into legislation and get into trouble with our trading partners. We take a lesson from the Japanese. Huh? you say? Well, here it is... It is too expensive to manufacture many goods in the US. That doesn’t have to be so, because while American workers are expensive relative to some others, we are VERY productive. So, marginal improvements in the legal and tax environment can bring big increases in our manufacturing sector. More jobs for Americans, and a better balance of trade. Here’s a couple of suggestions to help US manufacturing (and no it’s not an “industrial policy” with all the baggage that entails). 1) Cut the corporate tax rate in half. Pay for the cut with reductions in government programs. 2) Repeal Sarbannes-Oxley. It didn’t stop the bubble nor prevent Madoff, it’s a worthless job killer, 3) Repeal every OSHA regulation passed in the last 5 years, and maybe make that in the last 10. No we don’t want people killed at work, but you have to admit we’ve gone overboard. 4) Admit that Anthropogenic Global Warming is a scam. And that description is being kind. Don’t participate in ANY multilateral agreements to “stop global warming.” Deal with consequences if it actually does happen. Prevention is way too expensive. 5) No bailouts, just bankruptcy. It will kill the unions, and it should. They’ve murdered several of our industries so fair is fair. 6) Drill here, drill now. And so on...

[cripplecreek]

Surely there must be a list of this vast array of made in America goods.

[TADSLOS]

Doesn’t the United States make anything anymore?

Sure. Sub Prime loans and crappy cars.

[rbg81]

Didn’t they relabel fast food jobs as manufacturing jobs?

[autumnraine]

We might assemble things here, but I guarantee most of what is assembled has parts made in other countries.

There is a difference in “made” and “assembled”.

[Disambiguator]

We make a lot of firearms, ammunition, and accessories here in the U.S., and that market segment is doing very well right now, thank you very much.

[MamaDearest]

Here you go:

Still made in the USA

[Apparatchik]

Under our new Saviour Messiah Dictator President we will make the following:

Reparations
Amends
Peace with every nation that will continue to hate and try to destroy us
Excuses

Uh, the initials were unintentional. Unless it hints at what Obama will do to us and our freedoms.

[yldstrk]

no it’s cheaper to buy it all

[yldstrk]

buy juicy couture-—very cute and made in America

[hedgetrimmer]

some 20% of global output.

And yet we have a trade deficit with the communist Chinese and they own our debt! Soon to own commercial and residential real estate! America doesn't belong to Americans anymore, because of the corrupt globalists in our government.

I for one am tired of the globalist 'free traders' complaining about us. We have had just about enough of "free trade" and the looting that it does to our domestic economy.

America does still make something I'll admit. We make transnationalists and globalists rich. Everybody else is screwed.

[jveritas]

Yes we are the world largest manufacturing economy, the world largest industrial economy, the world largest financial economy, the world largest agricultural economy. Simply put we are the world largest most advanced economy and by far when compared to any individual country in the world. The US economy is by itself 25% of the world total GDP and we are only 5% of the world population. Never before in history of mankind one nation has such incredible economic, technological, scientific, and military power as the United States of America.

God bless America.

[mysterio]

some 20% of global output.

Looks like we have some ways to go. That 20 percent is made by overpaid American workers! Could be made much cheaper in third world slave labor markets. Outsource all jobs. Import all goods. Print more money!

/freetrader

[Nik Naym]

Here is one that surprised the heck out of me: I have a car that was made in Hiroshima. I was poking around its innards one evening and clearly stamped on the amplifier for the radio was the following :

"Made in USA".

[Dust in the Wind]

Yep.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

December 2008 -——————— Released 10:00 A.M. EST February 5, 2009
(M3-2(08)-12)
New orders for manufactured goods in December, down five consecutive months, decreased $14.8 billion or 3.9 percent to $362.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

[tomkat]

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

!!!NOOOO CHINEEZZ FUD!!!...(etc.)