manufacturing. the washington post hosts this half an hour event. 30 minute event. >> good afternoon i am an opinion writer for the washington post. welcome to washington post live. today we are talking about the u.s. economy, manufacturing, and jobs, and who better to talk about all of that than the secretary of labor, marty walsh. welcome back to washington post live. >> thank you for having me today. >> we did see interesting numbers in the most recent jobs report issued last week, 26,000 factory jobs added in september, but the industry is still down by 353,000 jobs. what is the state of the manufacturing sector today? >> certainly we would want to see more involvement in the manufacturing sector. we have work to do to get back to the level. the president as two plans, buy american and greeting or opportunities for supply chain in the united states and american manufacturing. not only do we want to get back to where we were pre-pandemic, but the president's goal and agenda is to go far beyond th

to transition from 20th century manufacturing to 20 manufacturing? -- 21st century manufacturing. >> i thought you were going to talk about the environmental shift from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources. >> that is part of it because you have folks in the coal industry who are worried about, what does this mean? >> a couple of examples. i was out in wisconsin talking to a roundtable of labor leaders and i was talking about retraining workers into the green economy, and some of the trades said we do not need to be retrained. what they meant is they have the facility and curriculum to change the workers and what workers do. a lot of workers will change and adapt to the circumstance in front of them. it might be different materials and tools they are using but you can train workers. really what we are looking at and we are looking at job training programs and workforce developing program, i think we have to do it for me that we have in the past. we have to be more intentional that the program is we put in place lead to a job at the end of those

manufacturing. "the washington post" hosts this half an hour event. >> good afternoon, i'm jonathan capehart, opinion writing for "the washington post." and talking about jobs and who better to talk about that than the labor secretary, marty walsh. welcome back to washington post live. >> jonathan, thank you for having me today. >> we did see interesting numbers as a most recent jobs report issued last week 26,000 manufacturing jobs were added in september, but the industry is still town by 353,000 jobs since february 2020. what's the overallstate of the manufacturing sector today? >> well, certainly, we want to see more involvement in employment in the manufacturing sector. we have some work to do to get back to a level set. and then, you know, as one of the opening remarks here, the president has, you know, two plans, buy american in creating more opportunities for the supply chain. not only to get back to where we were pre-pandemic, but the goal and agenda is honestly to go far beyond that. we're

for next opportunities in manufacturing. i am equally looking forward to talking about how we, on this community, exposed to successive programs and continue to build on that. with that i will turn it over to ranking member braun for his opening statement. >> thank you senator hickenlooper. i have most recently come off of the pavement of running, and i can tell you, long before covid, a state like indiana, i visited all counties every year that i am a senator. and i learn so much. workforce was the number one issue, dwarfing even rural broadband and affordable housing. so every time i sit down with a business in indiana, we keep wrestling with this issue, and that gap is growing wider, rather than naturally trending. you would hope that when those high demand and high wage jobs are out there, that there would be an easier way to delve tail on the basic education you get in high school, to whatever you want to do next, including, immediately getting into the workforce. and a lot of the start-ups and small businesses, turning

bounding the colorado advanced manufacturing aligns to engage manufacturers across the state and solving systemic challenges. chairing the school's career and college readiness counsel. as well as the metro denver chamber of commerce board. he has served on the colorado workforce development council and the scholarship initiative in the colorado economic development council. i can go on. the list goes on beyond that. but also, more importantly he came to me with this idea about apprenticeships and founded, and has led this volunteer careerwise. training a programs that aren't associated with traditional apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship occupations. careerwise has worked with over 200 employers across the country from new york city, to denver, to indiana and to washington, d.c. to build these programs in modern occupations from software coding and automation design, banking and education and on. they made a possible first small businesses it will provide equitable opportunities while approving their bottom lines. i look forward to discussing how careerwise in toyota are building

it is ran by that manufacturing institute now. it works very well, we also teach the teacher and bring them in to our businesses and let them see what is needed. fins to is the conduit to bring more chapters in. in 2021, we were already initiating nine more chapters. it is definitely something that is out there, very easy to get on the website, anyone can be a proctor and help them with the chapters. >> thank you. i know careerwise, the technical assistance contract with birmingham promise initiative in alabama come up programs like this one, what are parents us is paid -- what are paren apprentices paid? >> what we are seeing is around $15, 16 dollars, even before the pandemic. companies saw the value and wanted to make the investment. more importantly, graduating from the apprenticeship earning 45,000 to $55,000. his is an apprenticeship wage, you have to increase that as competency increases. this is a path, not just to the middle class, but beyond. >> i remember graduating from college back in 1976. my parents spent a lot of m

the manufacturing career. and as the committee considers the next app i watching the suggestions, first because early matters. consider this policy in conjunction with education. education policies are not flexible enough to our students for pathway, they ultimately bypass even the best opportunities predict and second, i urge you to prioritize the reauthorization and in doing so, the committee should continue to legislate change the further increase participation in our workforce system rated the same usa system that employers want to and can drive workforce development to height and i this opportunity to testify before you read a book forwarded to the q&a. >> thank you so much and for all that you are doing for the workforce. now i'll ask a few questions and then i will turn it over to the senator and rotate back and forth and interrogate you with a broad cross-section of u.s.er senators. let's start with mr. ginsberg, give me just, why is it giving the enemy deities are so important for small and medium-siz

-- manufacturing? simply attempting to protect national security and maintain supply-chain lines is also considered some as a way to facilitate open access networks. limiting funding and observation of u.s. manufacturers and providing select companies some type -- what does it mean to be n american manufacturer? to date, some experts have stated that the location of a company's headquarters is definitive. it feeds nationalistic urges as well as furthering the model of american preeminence. u.s. hq means that company executives lives and our communities and take their kids to local schools and workers live locally to. products are made, packaged, and shipped from u.s. plans. services are managed locally. that isn't the reality. a company can have a u.s. hq and have little actual presence in the united states or farm out its manufacturing and software coding to be done overseas by itself or a third party. i u.s. headquartered telecom manufacturer in name only, relying on a presence in a should to product

and brought into other areas of manufacturing but we don't just have those with a job creation opportunity here. >> you mentioned some of the extreme weather that has had a very dramatic and tragic toll on your state but do you get a sense that some of these events like the wildfires or flooding or other events, is that influencing the politics of this on capitol hill quick. >> and what i point as exhibit a settlement to reference the recent hurricanes and wildfires but in there with those devastating impacts. so to create an opportunity to reach out to my colleagues on texas senator cornyn and to partner with utilities for investing in the electrical grid but from the resiliency the standpoint and also making it more efficient with the environmental benefits of that first as a standalone on both sides of the aisle that that is the weather we are asking for by five so that is approved by the senate we can wait for the get to the president's desk for signature. >> of course that legislation is bipartisan support is tethered to the plan of the democrats trying to move through the budget proc

today is national manufacturing day and marking the occasion mentions correctly american manufacturingessential to our economy, employs 12 million directly and many more indirectly and noted how many manufacturing jobs were upended during the pandemic, 570,000 and it points out these laws adversely affected our supply chains. the disruptions left the nation's for a life-saving protective sequence, ventilators and others at a time we needed it most. there is the rub. when we import what we need and use from pharmaceuticals, plastic, computer chips, we leave ourselves susceptible to economic head wents and during covid it ended up being a matter of life and death. president biden talks about rebuilding our supply chains, supporting jobs and manufacturing but his policies are having the opposite effect. have you tried buying a refrigerator lately, a car, anything with a chip in it. even simple parts for something like a broken law monitor division lawnmower or snowblower. imagine what the companies manufacturing these goods are going through. look at the situation at the port of los angel

south korea's manufacturing sector is cooling.thers as far as the trade store is going. haidi: there is that confluence of factors putting stress on the chinese recovery. are we expecting the same picture to play out with the taper numbers today? enda: i think so. the dynamics at play in china are pretty powerful. you have this energy function which is hurting manufacturers and small and medium-sized businesses. clearly showing in the data. and on the other side we have this ongoing supply crunch we all know where raw material costs are going through the roof. there are hints now the output prices are being priced on. people are talking about this pain moving from manufacturing to services. as aggressive coping strategies continue. the broad story continues to be china's manufacturing sector is under pressure. the broader economy seems to be under pressure and it is all pointing towards a slowing chinese economy heading to the end of the year. kathleen: how about feeding into this mix now what central banks are doing? we are waiti

is manufacturing day.about the events of last night and where things stand politico this morning wrietsz "first it's pretty clear to progressives they can forget about $3.5 trillion. they think the compromise comes in between 1.5 and 2.1 do you think this week was a needle mover >> i would have stayed focussed on the task at hand and that is that we have a bipartisan infrastructure investment bill that passed the senate it's before the house or should be that was a promise to bring it up, actually on monday but this week and i can think of nothing better for the men and women in manufacturing on manufacturing day than having the house of representatives pass this bipartisan infrastructure investment bill because it means jobs for manufactures, jobs for americans better roads and bridges and lack of crumbleing infrastructure for the first time in generations in this country. >> all right so, that's your hope but what do you think the reality is right now >> i think the reality is this thing can get passed b

sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have the

today is national manufacturing day, did you know that? white house issued a proclamation marking the occasion and it mentioned correctly that american manufacturing is essential to our economy. it employs over 12 million americans directly, and many more indirectly, and it noted how many manufacturing jobs were upended during the pandemic, 578,000. if the proclamation also points out that these losses and other factors adversely affected our supply chain. supply chains disruption left our nation short of life-saving protective equipment, ventilators, and other essential health equipment at a time when we needed it most. well, there's the rub. when we import so much of what we need and use from steel to pharmaceuticals, plastics, computer chips, we leave ourselves susceptible to huge economic headwinds and during covid, it ended up being a matter of life and death. now, biden talks a good game about helping rebuild our supply chains and supporting american jobs and manufacturing him up but his policies are having the opposite effect. have

, huge regional differences in manufacturing. i can't emphasize that enough, and that includes both supply chains and labor, and i think everybody understands that. the cheaper evs are made in locations where both of those things are way less expensive than they are in our country or in europe. enormous cones of uncertainty exist, in part what policy can do to narrow the cones but it has to be sensible and targeted the right way. i don't need to restate everything that is coming into the public domain on that front. it's well-known now. the thing i find ironic is to many people who want to promote electric vehicles in their states are also opposed to mining and minerals processing in their states and that raises a distinct question. if you're concerned about sustainability of what we're trying to do because of mining and minerals processing abroad and also concerned about it in your own state, those two things don't equate. the committee has to kind of deal with some of the contradictions and intentions and some of the things i t

mean for telecom manufacturing? surprisingly this question is being posed repeatedly without much forethought on capitol hill in hearings and legislation. unpack it a bit. ostensibly intended to protect national security and maintain vital supply chain lines, it's also been considered by some as a way to facilitate open radioactive nedworks. the logic seems to be limiting funding and authorization to u.s. manufacturers, provide select companies some time of preference frorts these slarnlg -- supports these larger purposes. what does it mean to be an american manufactureer? to date, some experts have stated the location after company's headquarters is definitive. it feeds nationalistic urges as well as furthering the motto of american preeminence. a u.s. h.q. means company executives live in our communities and take their kids to local schools and workers live locally, too. products are made, packaged, and shipped from u.s. located plants and services are offered, sold, and managed locally. what if that isn't a reali

manufacturing was shut off. it gets manufactured in china and gets shipped to india where it gets turned into tablets, which then gets shipped to the united states. that was not necessarily open to us in a crisis like this. we were very true -- worried early on that there would be cascading drug shortages. we avoided a lot of the drug shortages through careful planning, but the risk was there , that a lot of the supply chains we depend on may not be available for us. host: you mentioned testing. why, in october of 2021, do people still have trouble finding a test kit to get a test for their kid if they are home from school? guest: we did not invest early enough. this is a big focus of my book, what went wrong with a testing. and it was a big focus of the op-eds i was writing when this virus first emerged in china. we did not invest early enough in what i call and all of the above approach. we relied on the cdc to design and deploy a diagnostic to be shared with public health labs. in january, we started -- we ne

manufacturing was shut off.t gets manufactured in china and gets shipped to india where it gets turned into tablets, which then gets shipped to the united states. that was not necessarily open to us in a crisis like this. we were very true -- worried early on that there would be cascading drug shortages. we avoided a lot of the drug shortages through careful planning, but the risk was there , that a lot of the supply chains we depend on may not be available for us. host: you mentioned testing. why, in october of 2021, do people still have trouble finding a test kit to get a test for their kid if they are home from school? guest: we did not invest early enough. this is a big focus of my book, what went wrong with a testing. and it was a big focus of the op-eds i was writing when this virus first emerged in china. we did not invest early enough in what i call and all of the above approach. we relied on the cdc to design and deploy a diagnostic to be shared with public health labs. in january, we started -- we need

can learn from this is you can tell us a bit about what they are doing together to use 5g and manufacturing. and then to explain specifically. and that new technology specifically the motors and then to do that and then the majority comes from over the next few years we would be rapidly expanding because the future is now go from those plans and in from the vehicles so we have that opportunity to change over and to think about what technology we need in one of those is wireless connectivity. so typically a very hardwired moment so we will talk about that as we go through this of how you make things so we went to change that and in terms of this technology that we could use. >> and then with a number of other partners to introduce one of those network level that we have here in essex. we are about one year in and we have a year to go. >> so then we use this technology and then without the laser welding. it is actually something that many people have done but a few experts around the world who can help us with that. and we need to connect them. so that could be for the data all the machines i

i want to give an example from health care moving away from manufacturing. we've had a lot of interest in health care, it's very practical these days, even strains of the health care systems have [inaudible] . everything from connecting hospitals that track patients after having surgery and having the hospital was -- tracking their vitals and making sure that they have the support they need if there is an emergency, there is an application that is being created right now in germany. in the hospital, i didn't realize it, but there are millions -- tens of millions of euros or pounds of equipment that is misplaced. we just tracking that alone will -- in the hospitals, 5g will help. coverage network is a great asset. we also talk about, it's no longer a figment of the imagination of science fiction, we have tested this in multiple countries to show that it works. but even before you get there because there's obviously regulations that have to be worked through patient consent, but it's [inaudible] sitting in another country or another city after a complex surger

we have seen some progress in manufacturing being set up but are these manufacturers prolonging this pandemic putting profitsbefore people ? >> well, you know we hear a lot about profits before people and not just if you look at their numbers. it is true that theirearnings far more than they ever have . so that's why we're working with them to say look, here's the suggestion of profit or the lack of people is not a good publicly foryou but for everyone . so you're working with them to briefly try to get partnerships on the continent and in latin america as well and during some countries so that they can demonstrate that look, for them it's not profit but it's people. and we have this coming along. we need to manufacture because about them they're not going to be able to manufacture that capacity. that's complicated. we need the technology to diverge and know how to be able to do it along with the issues of intellectual property so we cannot alienate them but we have to tell them it's better to be public citizens before profit. >> quickly, i promised to come back to you and i want to

h.r. 4369 sets us on the right track for advanced manufacturing here at home. this passed the house last congress but not taken up in the senate. if we are to meet the demand for critical drugs, the time to act is now. i want to thank our health subcommittee ranking member guthrie for working with me and full committee ranking member rogers and subcommittee chairwoman eshoo. i hope the senate will follow suit so we can expand and advance continuous manufacturing technology here in the united states. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. .guthrie: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr.guthrie: i rise today in support of h.r. 4369 the national centers of excellence in advance of continuous manufacturing act. the bill that i interviewed along with frank pallone and i enjoyed working with him. in 2016, i worked with my fellow committee members on the 21st century cures act which included grants for institutions of higher

the administration went through a broad industrial capacity for the covid-19 test manufacturing. talk about the tests involved and explain to the administration's plans. >> you mentioned the administration contracts with some of the diagnostic manufacturers point of care tests and then antigen tests. part of the issue is that it would take time for the manufacturers to ramp up the t production so there's a question of if it will be an effective tool in the short term to address the shortage of the point of care tests that can be taken and have a result within 15 minutes. however the administration has said they anticipate the supply of the tests to double in the coming months. >> how would you rate these tests in terms of accuracy? >> there's a lot of research that has been done. there's multiple tests. some are conducted using technology called pcr, which many people i know are familiar with. the downside is that it will likely take a day or two, perhaps more to get a result back. then you have rapid tests that can be taken at the point of care. there's a little bit of debate ov

manufacturing pmi's down from 60, services up from 54, and the comp number up from 55. both actually relatively strong data, though you are seeing some quite alarming situations developing and it comes to the shortages. european pmi's this morning a mixed story, but that manufacturing issues absolutely present. let's talk to the man who put this data together to give us some insight, chris williamson. let's talk about what the message of this should be, what is your take away? chris: you really do have to lift the hood at the moment, the manufacturing pmi, this is an index based on a variety of data , output, delivery times, inventories, employment, and delivery is the key one. normally that is a good signal [indiscernible] but at the moment people cannot get any supplies at all, so this is a negative thing. this is unusual at the moment. look at the output data, and you can see what production it self is doing, a much weaker story in the u.s. and in europe at the moment, so you have manufacturing growth slowing to where we were at the start of the rebound from the init

can learn from this is you can tell us a bit about what they are doing together to use 5g and manufacturing. and then to explain specifically. and that new technology specifically the motors and then to do that and then the majority comes from over the next few years we would be rapidly expanding because the future is now go from those plans and in from the vehicles so we have that opportunity to change over and to think about what technology we need in one of those is wireless connectivity. so typically a very hardwired moment so we will talk about that as we go through this of how you make things so we went to change that and in terms of this technology that we could use. >> and then with a number of other partners to introduce one of those network level that we have here in essex. we are about one year in and we have a year to go. >> so then we use this technology and then without the laser welding. it is actually something that many people have done but a few experts around the world who can help us with that. and we need to connect them. so that could be for the data all the machines i

over the past day, we have also received commitments from two manufacturers to further expand manufacturing and speed up their tests, taking months of the timeline and adding tens of millions of tests per month to their capacity. today we are making another billion dollar investment to further mobilize testing manufacturers. this means companies will be able to expand production of tests even further based on the united states government's commitment to procure an additional 180 million tests over the course of the next year. with tens of millions of more tests coming into market over the course of the next 30 days. thanks to the president's actions in september, we were on track to double the supply of rapid tests by early november. authorization of the new test on monday accelerated this pace and we are on track to triple the number by early november. then today's billion dollar investment to further expand testing production puts us on track to quadruple the amount of at-home rapid tests available for americans by december. that means we will have an available supply of 200 million rapid

some states have required their localities to permit manufacture homes -- manufactured homes on all lotsoss the state, nebraska as one example. i would argue that state policy or federal policy intended to increase the availability of manufactured homes needs to go further, addressing rules like minimum lot size requirements that make manufactured homes often not make sense when the differential between the lot and cost of the house is too large to be a logical market outcome. rep. rose: he mentioned the size of the lots, and i want to ask a follow-up question but let me stay on point here for a second. the statute requires when allocating grant money like cbg or home to communities to ensure those communities have manufactured housing considered as part of their affordable housing plans, hud has not utilized this part of the law and many communities exclude manufactured housing in their zoning plan. this eliminates a potential rich source of affordable homeownership from many parts of the country. how can hud compel communities to include manufactured housing in their comprehensive hous

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manufacturers based here and gaining the full benefits of this transition. right now we are far behind china in particular in terms of manufacturing the components that go into electric vehicles. we have to catch up if we're going to make this transition in a way that delivers real benefits. and i think it's absolutely essential. yes there are going to be some auto companies that are going to complain, but we also have auto companies that have expressed support for these provisions. we have the full range of our coalition from environmental partners to labor unions in support of these kind of conditions. and we think we can get it done. >> well, thank you. thank you for your time, and for your insights. we dive into our wyatt matter segment, where ben and i will touch on key take-aways from our interviews and what we're tracking on the horizon, for the future of clean energy jobs, welcome back, ben. >> hey, andrew, how are you? >> doing all right. doing all right. so i'm curious about the key take-aways from your conversation and sort of how the senator sees

really bringing manufacturing back, making manufacturing facilities a little more shock safe, like having alternatives, if one side goes down, being able to spin up another side. that is gone up tremendously in the year and -- last year and have i would say. caroline: really interesting, talking about all things regarding the supply chain. later this week we will dig into the port of long beach. romaine: this is going to be a big deal here. we will talk to the people on the ground there and people on other edges of the supply chain. caroline: will be talking to the truckers to make sure those key voices are included. and the california executive director of the port of los angeles as well. romaine: it's not -- the stuff is getting into the country but not getting to the dealerships fast enough when it comes to cars. taylor: too far for me to walk all the way over to 12th avenue. i'm just going to wait for you guys over there in long beach as we continue to push forward. we will have more from milken and hear from the bridgewater co-ceo on sustainability. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: liv

it's working with the equipment manufacturers. it's working with a whole range of new devices, dongles, sensors, gateways and a number of choices which are 5g enabled censored maybe two years ago wasn't that much and it's steadily increasing and will continue to grow. and how you integrate all these different sensors and dongles and devices into workflows to make sure they all work within a factory environment is a big learning. pulling the ecosystem together, i would say, is probably our biggest learning. and then we also are finding that, yes, it is about the flexibility of 5g allowing robots and multipurpose machines, agvs, all working without wires, but equally within this environment, every customer has a need for a customized product, but how do you then work with a reconfigurierable set of solutions so it reduces the cost of ownership for each customer. there's also a whole commercial angle we're discovering in how we design our products and our solutions, i would say, is the other end of the technology. you have 5g in the

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but, of course, the manufacturer wants to be the only place you can go to fix their product.the case. what's different is that more and more they're designing their products to make sure that that happens. >> today's gadgets are designed to be unfixable by the average person or by anyone at all. >> manufacturers are making repairs harder, like limiting the availability of spare parts or using adhesives that make parts difficult to replace. >> the biggest challenge -- yeah, i think this is glued -- is removing the old battery which is glued into the case, making things hard or impossible to repair. >> instead of swapping out a simple part, it is often tied to a bunch of other exception parts or completely inaccessible. >> companies like john deere install digital locks which prevent anyone but an authorized technician to conduct repairs. >> this is a special screw on the iphone no one had seen before the iphone that apple put on there to keep you out. >> it's as if they engineered you to go, go on, i dare you to try to repair it. >> trevor: think about it, it's harder to break

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>> because china is the biggest manufacturer in the world and usually the largest trading partner ofcountries in the world, this blame has some foundations. because right now, the biggest problem for chinese manufacturers is that they don't have the shipping capacity to send those goods out. they are usually one-two quarters behind what they actually hold in a container. we have seen that the countries in china, coastal regions are declining orders. the biggest bottleneck is still shipping a chinese company simply cannot guarantee the shipping delivery. >> stop roast and plymouth, -- stqavros, my producer was eating oreos before this segment. they are made in america. is this getting people to get people to eat more food locally and use more locally manufactured goods? is that a way around this crisis? >> to be honest, i don't think so. even if you see what's happening in the u.k., reducers are saying we don't have the power to slaughter some of the animals. so even if you try to eat locally, you have to think about the overall supply chain and is operating and what factors are affec

in terms of massive physical manufacturing facilities and thousands of u.s. employees assigned to manufacturing installations, customer management and so on. for other services being done by u.s. workers as part of a subsidiary, why exactly should these global telecomy manufacturers be punished by law? they've proven time andd time again through the review of many sectors to be a very poor indicator for determining national security exposure or threats to supply chains. gm was from detroit, manufacturers and import scars fromei numerous foreign countri. is honda a greater security risk than gm and the supply chain issues thatsu much more differet because of the location of its headquarters the simple answer is no. moreover for some of us, the principal sum of us principled and free trade which has somehow become passÉ recently but there are still very valid reasons based on the comparative advantage theory and since proven practice to have facilities in many locations the global nationalal security agencies generally either i the manufacturers operating world

it's also worth noting that manufacturing jobs in the u.s. are mostly held by workers who are male and white, a policy that obsessively focuses on them, devalues the many good jobs in other sectors, which have more women and minorities working in them. these groups being poorer are also disproportionately impacted by the higher cost of tariff affected goods. very simply, more protectionism means more economic pain for the vast majority of america's middle class workers. posen points out that the chief reason for many of america's economic inequities and discontent is not open trade but stingy domestic spending. he argues all workers would gain from a more security safety net, one in which benefits like health care are portable and not tied to employment. that's when misguided market economics have distorted public policy. more and better benefits of the very kind joe biden is now proposing would help displaced workers, reduce inequality and improve job readiness for everyone. saying all of this sometimes feels pointless. protectionism has bec