Manufacturing Puts People to Work!

        If the country does not manufacture what it consumes it will loses the stature as a superpower. This is the one of the main conclusion of a poll of 1000 Americans. Very few people are saying we should do nothing. They want a rebirth of manufacturing. 47% of voters said the government should be limited to incentives and trade policy. 39% said the government should do "whatever is required to "revitalize" manufacturing. The support is consistent across all the demographics and represents "very high numbers".

59% of voters favor tariffs on products from countries with low environmental standards. It is all about Buy American and efforts to improve our infrastructure.

Source
The Mellman Group

Conclusions are:

*Americans see manufacturing as a key determinant of our economic strength

and security;

*Voters believe manufacturing is irreplaceable—no sector can substitute;

*Creating manufacturing jobs and strengthening US manufacturing are top

issues voters would like to see Congress and The President address;

*Americans lament our loss of world economic leadership and want it back;

*Voters see increased support for manufacturing as key to our economic

revival;

*Nearly all want tougher trade enforcement and incentives for manufacturing,

but are wary of the government’s role in direct assistance;

*Job creation and avoiding dependence on other nations are key motivators;

*China is the object of great worry and animosity;

*Views on these issues cut across political and geographic divisions.


You can view the whole poll results at www.americanmanufacturing.org