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August 4, 2005

The Real Problem

Remember a few days back when we teed up the week ahead, we promised that we would "post a slide, a graph describing what the real problem is out there, the real problem our country and our economy faces. And, it's something on which all can agree"?

Well, the time has come. With all the sturm und drang out there, all the finger pointing, all of Lou Dobbs' misplaced focus on trade and on immigrants, there is but one issue on which we should all focus our attention. It is something that the far left and far right can agree on, is an issue that Andy Grove, among others, is working on, as are we at the NAM. Take a look at at this slide, stare at it for a while, and understand where the real problem lies. And, all the tariffs and border police in the world can't fix it. It is uniquely ours to solve.

We have our work cut out for us, no?

Posted by at August 4, 2005 7:43 AM


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Doug Kurkul — Aug. 4, 05 at 10:33 PM

Spending a day today at Monticello and nearby Ash Lawn Highlands (home of James Monroe), I'm reminded how great an emphasis our founding fathers placed on developing an education system that was second to none. As today's Blog entry noted, our nation's long-term competitiveness depends in significant part on producing enough trained engineers to maintain our innovative edge. For inspiration on the importance of a world-class education, we can look at our founding fathers for inspiration.

Richard Zelnick — Aug. 5, 05 at 12:00 PM

How will smart engineers compete with sweatshop labor rates? Even an automated plant needs people to run the machines. As long as retailers like Wal-Mart and manufacturers can buy stuff from China or Mexico, or have it made there, at pennies on the dollar, we will keep losing manufacturing from the US. I can't even buy common electrical products - switches, disconnects, circuit breakers - made in the USA anymore.

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