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Analize this Bill. Manufacturing is slowing down and the reporting on it is slipping through the Apple, Wal-Mart, Gold, Market dropping analysis that goes on and on and on...No factory jobs, no middle class money. No middle class money no growth in the economy.

As I sit behind my lifeless phone.  I see manufacturing orders going into the dumper soon. Maybe not next week, maybe not next month, but it looks bleak!

I'd like to think that sometimes medical miracles CAN evolve in 18 months.

I have a Ford Escape stick shft, special order, and have been dreaming of a new "Pony"! However, not if it goes the way it seems to be going.  Man oh man, are there no dreams left? Wish I'd kept my old 1966 Corvair!

SteveG1956  We skipped a manufacturing trade show in LA this year because of that very reason.  "Back in the day" that trade show was great. Today, it's sad.   Here's what's interesting, right after the machine tool show left the LA convention center, 2 years ago, an ADULT show was coming. (you figure what that's all...more

Did you notice there were only 3 sentences re: "manufacturing activity declined"  However, last week this was going to be the "Made in the USA" industry that was going to save all of our butts! When you sell to the manufacturing sector and they are declining? Not good. This was supposed to be the job creation answer...more

mftx22 - Here's a prime example of unions vs small manufacturers.  We can do a trade show in FL or IN and move our equipment in ourselves, set up our booth and at the end break it all down and load it up. However, in IL or CA unions charge "thousands" of dollars to fork lift your equipment to and from your booth.  For ...more

Grampi - I agree about our government not being caring. Example, every March a manufacturing trade show is held in LA.  Touted as the biggest manufacturing show on the west coast, we're an east coast company. Regardless, I wrote the then Governor Schwartznegger and stated, "please come and pat the back of the good pe...more