According to NBC manufacturing sector claims highest profits in 20 years

[Generic Other]

Yet we aren't manufacturing anything other than lies. What gives?

[depakid]

1. "Defense" spending eom

[madrchsod]

2. lay off workers,fire workers,and

do not replace retires . then you work the shit out of the people left cause thet are scared they`ll be out the door. and add in some nice tax cuts and other accounting "tricks" and they are rolling in the money..

[cryofan]

3. desperate 3rd world illegal immigrants are GRREEEAATTT for PROFITS!!!

I LOVE America.....

[readmylips]

4. Manufacturing claims high....they are right...

Thousands of jobs were transferred to foreign countries where people are paid $3.00 a month. Yes manufacturing is high in foreign countries doing work for US companies. US companies don't have to tell you where their products come from and they get to claim that manufacturing...high in other countries but not in the USA. The whole thing is cooked and destorted.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. when your paying 3rd worlders $.30 an hour ...outsource = great profits

[pfitz59]

6. Didn't Congress slip in a law......

Allowing companies to reclaim foreign income tax free?

[aquart]

7. Where did this manufacturing take place?

[Fridays Child]

8. That's my question, too.

Manufacturing jobs are flying out of the country and manufacturers' profits are up. No rocket science degree is needed to figure this one out.

[toodles_oduff]

9. Will the general public be fooled by this?

I mean will they really think that they are sharing in this bounty somehow? Maybe if you're an employee stockholder and your company's shares have done well over the past year. But are there really that many people around in that situation? Let's say the factory where you work is shut down and moved to India, you're out of a job, but you kept the company stock. Does that really make up for the lost wages?

[BackDoorMan]

10. The general public doesn't give a shit. Until it's affects them and by

then it's too late. Keep them in fear, forcused on the lies and "terrorist" in Iraq, keep them overworked so they don't want to do anythink but partying, and getting their info from the right-wing corporate media telling them Bush is great and looking out for them.