Bear in mind that a decrease in the number of manufacturing jobs is not necessarily a bad thing in itself. Technology continuously makes these jobs less necessary. Machines do more so humans do less. The number of people required to build a given gadget has probably been decreasing for a long time.
--- Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Ezra, > > On a similar theme you might be interested in this article that > appeared in 'The Age', a Melbourne daily newspaper, this morning. It > is at: http://business.theage.com.au/theres-no-comfort-in-fools-gold/ > 20080213-1s3v.html but be aware it does not specifically contain > anything about the metric system or metrication. > > I was particularly struck by this paragraph: > > Take, for example, some of the dramatic industrial changes in the > world's largest economy. According to the US Bureau of Labour > Statistics, the US now has more people dealing cards in casinos > (82,960) than running lathes (65,840), and almost three times as many > security guards (1,004,130) as machinists (385,690). US manufacturing > sector jobs have been halved, but the decline in Australia has been > greater. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > > PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, > Geelong, Australia > Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 > > Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has > helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the > modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they > now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for > their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many > different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial > and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. > Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, > and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See > http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, > contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free > 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http:// > www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe. > > On 2008/02/14, at 7:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I agree, Paul. > > > > As this article from Georgia Tech shows, we have to "get our act > > together" over here or we can kiss our standard of living good-bye. > > > > http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/high-tech-indicators.htm > > > > Ezra > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Rocky, the advancement of U.S. science ought to remain non-partisan. > >> In fact, the two co-chairs of the ScienceDebate2008 Steering > >> Committee > >> are of opposite political parties. People throughout the political > >> spectrum depend upon science. This is a discussion that all the > >> presidential candidates need to join. The issues discussed must go > >> beyond the hot-button ones. The need for improvement in this > >> Nation's > >> science capabilties is as pervasive as SI itself. > >> > >> Paul Trusten, R. Ph. > >> Public Relations Director, USMA > >> > >> Rocky wrote: > >> > >>> You shouldn't find any Republicans candidates at the Science > >>> Debate. Why would > >>> a conservative come to be scolded by a room full of eminent > >>> liberal scientists > >>> if he does not agree that: (1) global warming is caused by > >>> industrial nations, > >>> (2) every schoolchild needs to know that man evolved from > >>> primordial soup, and > >>> (3) there is an urgent need for increased Federal funding. > >>> > >>> rocky > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _____________________________________________________________________ > >> ___________ > >> ____ > >>> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > >>> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > >> Public Relations Director > >> U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. > >> www.metric.org > >> 3609 Caldera Blvd., Apt. 122 > >> Midland TX 79707-2872 US > >> +1(432)528-7724 > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
