DALTON — America needs to get back to making things, says Dalton Mayor David Pennington. Pennington has recently created a blog where he plans to call attention to the importance of manufacturing to America’s economy (www.realjobsforamericans.org).
“Our manufacturers can compete with any in the world given a level playing field. Many in government would have you believe that our trading partner’s unfair trading practices are to blame. There is some truth to this, but I believe the most unfair trading practices are coming from our own U.S. Congress and our state legislatures,” he writes in the first post. “Some would have you believe that all these jobs have left because of low wages. Once again, there is some truth to this but many have left because of terrible policies from our own government. From the second highest corporate income tax rate in the developed world, regulatory policies that greatly increase the cost of energy, product liability — these issues and many more help push manufacturing jobs overseas.”
Pennington said that as time goes by he will start addressing some of the policy changes he believes will help revive American manufacturing.
“We need to rebuild our manufacturing sector. If we don’t we are in this mess for a long time,” he said.
Local News
March 15, 2010
Pennington creates blog to call attention to the importance of manufacturing
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