The lose of jobs in the textile industry has been going on for a long time.
Much in the same manner that so many textile jobs moved from the northeast
sector to the south in the early part of the 60s (*dont recall the exact
period).
No single presidential adminstration can be pointed to as the one who has
killed the textile sector. The demise can not be assigned to the current
adminstration. I personally think that NAFTA has increased the speed of the
death of the textile inductry in the USA.
I would note that Michael, you didnt give the Bush adminstration the sole
credit for the death.
I do have one question in response to your statement.
What does "due to unfair trading" mean in your statement. From what I have
seen, the countries that you noted, have vast quantities of cheap labor,
the same major reason that I read for the migration of the industry from the
northeast to the south. I also understand, that the cost to modernize the
plants was huge and that the companies found it cheaper to export than to
finance the cost.
Dont get me wrong, I m against the exportation of the textile industry.
However, I dont desire to spend $75.00 for a shirt either.
Also, from the reports of some of the national news orgnaization indicate
that new jobs come after the growth in the economy has started as
manufactures experience increase demands from the growth. With the growth
from increase demands, comes the new job opportunites.
My biggest hope is that the new job opportunites stay in the US and are not
farmed out to the 3rd world countries.
---- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Baier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 2.7 million new jobs?
> Good question.
>
> in a recent speech here in the Carolinas the president said, that the
> people here have to be re-trained because the jobs are out there.
> However he forgot to mention
> what jobs and
> where is out-there?
>
> Lost more than 20,000 jobs in the textile business due to unfair trading
> with china, pakistan and such. Of course some management errors occured
too.
> Check the labels in your shirts, towels etc.
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:32:29 -0600, Shahan, Ray
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >This link (from USA Today) shows we'll gain 2.7 millions jobs next year.
> >I've heard of al these new jobs created over the last couple of months,
but
> >I still see/hear lot's of folks unemployed in the U.S..
> >
> >Does the government count overseas jobs in the overall count of jobs for
> the
> >U.S.?
> >
> >
> >http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2003-11-10-jobs_x.htm
> >
> >
> >Ray Shahan
> >
> >"There is so much good in the worst of us,
> >and so much bad in the best of us,
> >that it behooves none of us
> >to talk about the rest of us"
> > --Robert Louis Stevenson?
> >
> >
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