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Leadership Wanted: U.S. Public Opinions on Manufacturing
A new report released by Deloitte on "U.S. Public Opinions on Manufacturing" reveals that a strong majority of Americans consider manufacturing to be the most important industry in the country. But while nearly two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) believe our manufacturing industry can be globally competitive in the 21st century, most Americans (46 percent) see the manufacturing sector getting weaker or at best staying the same (32 percent). Nearly two-thirds of Americans view the government's current support for the manufacturing industry, as well as current trade and tax policies, to be harmful to our country's ability to remain globally competitive. Read the report...
manufacturing, economic impact report