02-20-04: Bush Economic Report...fast food jobs are "manufacturing" jobs

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Building Blue-Collar … Burgers?

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2004

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/20/politics/main601336.shtml



(CBS) Manufacturing jobs making things like airplane engines, cars and farm equipment are disappearing from the American economy.

Or are they? According to a White House report, new manufacturing jobs might be as close as your nearest drive-thru.

The annual Economic Report of the President has already stirred controversy by suggesting the loss of U.S. jobs overseas might be beneficial, and predicting that a whopping 2.6 million jobs will be created in the country this year.

As first reported by The New York Times, the fast food issue is taken up on page 73 of the lengthy report in a special box headlined "What is manufacturing? The definition of a manufactured product," the box reads, "is not straightforward. When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a 'service' or is it combining inputs to 'manufacture' a product?" it asks.



"Gregory Mankiw, the president's top economic adviser, is under fire for other aspects of the report. (Photo: AP)"

[Erika]

1. Bush's America

Fast food is now manufacturing. Low pay and no benefits.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

2. "The economy is strong, and gettin' STRONGER!"

Yeesh...I can't even say that one with a straight dace anymore.

:evilgrin:

[Erika]

3. Bush shouldn't be able to say it with a straight face

The true picture of America is sour. The uninsured are becoming the norm, the low pay is becoming the norm, and high basic prices just for living is becoming the norm.

Bush has sold us out. He has zero interest in the well being of U.S. citizens. He is a corporate globalist. What profits his global buddies is what he cares about.

[kestrel91316]

5. Minimum wage, no benefits, part-time manufacturing ................

WOW, let's do some more of this, it's great for America!!!!!!!!!!

[Kagemusha]

4. Why does this not become a liberal rallying cry overnight?

If I was a real demagogue, a real propagandist, I'd jump on this and make it my very own. I'd have ads made showing "George Bush thinks this <shows McJob in action> is a manufacturing job." In one sentence, with visual effect, and with exploiting a heaven and political stupidity provided opening to give it a basis in fact, the entire liberal view of conservative economic philosophy can be presented in a way that's much, much more effective than studies or union lobbying efforts or any of that stuff. One quick, easy, dirty, and damn effective way of presenting a fundamental difference in economic philosophy.

Which if I may say so myself, Dems have needed for YEARS.

If anyone's out there in politics who's not a beaten dog, jump on this, please. You owe it to your own beliefs and the national political dialogue.

[Erika]

6. This should become a rallying cry

If the dems have the guts to carry it out.

[oscar111]

7. JOB SHORTAGE is the main jobless stat to use. Answers Rush's "Plnty jobs

out there, look at the paper with pages of Jobs Available ads"

well, see my sig for details and links to gov stat sources.