John Gardner Manufacture Local: How to Make America the Manufacturing

From the days of the American Revolution until now, manufacturing has been the backbone of the American economy. It is what made our country a great power, and it is the traditional path to the middle class. But in recent decades, manufacturing has come under fire. US politicians and economists have pushed damaging freetrade policies on an uncomprehending public, while adversarial countries such as China have taken advantage of that foolishness. Manufacturing is the goose that lays our golden eggsand it must be protected, or it will be lost. In Manufacture Local, John Gardner details the positive policy steps that American political leaders should champion to reinvigorate Americas core industry. He examines manufacturings importance to national security, to Americas sense of selfsufficiency, and to the flourishing of its great cities. He scrutinizes free trade as it is commonly understood and proposes steps to take toward a productionbased economy in which tariffs protect and encourage American greatness. And drawing on his nearly two decades of experience working with manufacturers, Gardner proposes workable solutions to make up for Americas crisis of skilled labor. Manufacturing is often denigrated as low work for uneducated people, yet nothing could be further from the truth. Its time America gives the industry its proper respect, but the only way that will happen is if it speaks up for itself. Gardner does just that he raises a voice of hope for every American to hear.... | John Gardner Manufacture Local: How to Make America the Manufacturing