Job losses in Indiana rank 2nd in U.S.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/17014191.htm
From the article:
"Indiana lost more jobs in February than any other state except Ohio as its struggling manufacturing sector helped fuel the loss of 7,400 non-farm-related paychecks."
"Indiana was one of only three states to report a decline in employment for the past year, shedding about 12,700 jobs. Most of those losses came from the state’s struggling manufacturing and construction sectors."
"“Our economy is a dinosaur. It’s based on manufacturing, and a lot of Hoosiers refuse to recognize the fact that we have to modernize,” [Philip Powell] said."
Monday, April 2, 2007
The Cost Of "Good Enough" Thinking
Posted by scott spaulding at 4/02/2007 10:21:00 AM
Labels: Regional Development
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It's hard to believe that some citizens of Fort Wayne honestly believe that we need MORE industrial jobs. Thanks for posting this guys.
Yikes!
@adam w: There's certainly nothing wrong with industrial jobs. Indeed, they're pretty good - when you can get them!
It's not that proponents of HS are favoring one type of job over another. Rather, they're simply acknowledging the undeniable realities of globalization and trying to adapt accordingly.
Obviously, a healthy community has a balance of many different types of jobs and people.
"Rather, they're simply acknowledging the undeniable realities of globalization and trying to adapt accordingly."
If you changed this to "false and distorted realties of globalization created by the last two administrations" then I would agree.
Alas, I take your point, and this probably isn't the forum for a debate on our ridiculous trade policies...
Adam, Scott, & Jeff - I believe if Adam had used the term, "manufacturing jobs" or my chosen term "jobs that make something" instead of "industrial jobs" then we could disagree with him. An organization which designs and manufactures intellectual property like computer software, pop music, or cookbooks sure falls in my discriptive term, but not in Adam's. John K.
@jeff: Did you mean to say that you reject the claim that globalization is real?
Adam:
Of course we need more manufacturing jobs; however, we need to change towards service oriented jobs because that is the way of the future.
We need to stop building new Wal Mart's and calling that Economic Development...
Mike Sylvester
Scott,
Not at all. I only meant to point out that our government's policies have driven globalization and IMO much to the detriment of this country (and state). I think the tide is going to turn quite drastically in the next several months...
@jeff: Thanks for that clarification, but you're still a little vague. By that last comment, do you mean you think that in the next few months our government will stop pushing globalization, or that the populace will want the government to stop to it, or that the world will suddenly reverse the trend all on its own?
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