And if they *do* continue their new-found /dependence/ on shale gas,
there will be more environmental damage, more toxic poisoning of the
Earth's surface with drastic increases in chronic disease and deaths of
all forms of life on and below ground level (not just human), and the
costs of these /*BAD*/ decisions will continue to rise.
But. Who cares??? As long as industry continues and a very few people
make huge profits. And, once again, DEATH is the key to those egregious
profits.
Darryl
On 09/12/2012 10:19 AM, Ray Harrell wrote:
First paragraph, you got that right Keith.
REH
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*To:* RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION
*Subject:* Re: [Futurework] FW: Bits Daily Update: Experts Are
Skeptical About a Renaissance of U.S. Manufacturing
Manufacturing could return in abundance: not so, manufacturing jobs of
the routine sort. Automation, steadily advancing already is likely to
accelerate. If America gears up to exclusive use of shale gas in its
power stations in the coming years and is thus able to reduce its
electricity costs dramatically then automation versus manual (or
mental) dexterity will not only be enhanced but also different
automated systems will become increasingly competitive with one
another. Corporations whose policy it is to improve the versatility of
its automatic machinery frequently will gain at the expense of more
sluggish corporations.
America is by far the leading country in training high-level software
engineers and in its number of experienced software managers. American
corporations still remain as the initiators and administrators of the
most complex supply chains in the world involved in making consumer
goods. It would be relatively easy for American corporations to
withdraw the chains into America segment by segment. With 35,000
wells producing shale gas already, American corporations could be the
first to use the cheapest electricity with the maximum number of
automation R&D units.
Keith
Although China's universities churn out more software graduates at
humdrum degree level, America
At 02:24 09/12/2012, you wrote:
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*Subject:* Bits Daily Update: Experts Are Skeptical About a
Renaissance of U.S. Manufacturing
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*| Apple plans to join a small but growing number of companies that
are bringing some manufacturing jobs back to the United States, drawn
by the growing economic and political advantages of producing in their
home market, report
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Catherine Rampbell and Nick Wingfield in Friday's New York Times. But
some experts remain skeptical that the move will inspire a broader
renaissance in American manufacturing.
On Thursday, Apple's chief executive, Timothy D. Cook
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who built its efficient Asian manufacturing network, said the company
would invest $100 million in producing some of its Mac computers in
the United States, beyond the assembly work it already does in the
United States. He provided little detail about how the money would be
spent or what kinds of workers might benefit.
"I find it hard to see how the supply chains that drive manufacturing
are going to move back here," Andre Sharon
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a professor at Boston University and director of the Fraunhofer Center
for Manufacturing Innovation, told The Times. *"So much of the
know-how has been lost to Asia, and there's no compelling reason for
it to return. It's great when a company says they want to create
American jobs - but it only really helps the country if those are jobs
that belong here, if it starts a chain reaction or is part of a bigger
economic shift."
*
Over the last few years, companies across various industries,
including electronics, automotive and medical devices, have announced
that they are "reshoring" jobs after decades of shipping them abroad.
Lower energy costs in America, rising wages in developing countries
like China and Brazil, quality control issues and the desire to keep
the supply chain close to the gigantic American consumer base have all
factored into these decisions.
*Even so, the impact on the American job market has been modest so
far. Much of the work brought back has been high-value-added,
automated production that requires few actual workers, which is part
of the reason America's higher wages are not scaring off companies*.
American manufacturing has been growing in the last two years, but the
sector still has two million fewer jobs than it had when the recession
began in December 2007. Worldwide manufacturing appears to be growing
much faster, even for many of the American-owned companies that are
expanding at home. General Electric, for example, has hired American
workers to build water heaters, refrigerators, dishwashers and
high-efficiency topload washers, but continues to add more jobs
overseas as well.
Apple has not announced plans to move the complex, faster-growing
portions of its product lines. Macs now represent a relatively small
part of Apple's business, accounting for less than 20 percent of its
nearly $36 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter. The
company's iPad and iPhone products, which amount to nearly 70 percent
of its sales, will continue to be made in low-cost centers of
manufacturing like China, mostly on contract with outside companies
like Foxconn.
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